first iteration of agent-style worker and sensor containers.

Makefile

@@ -265,11 +265,15 @@ docker-build-worker-full:
 build-agent:
 	@echo "Installing musl target (if not already installed)..."
 	rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl 2>/dev/null || true
-	@echo "Building statically-linked agent binary..."
+	@echo "Building statically-linked worker and sensor agent binaries..."
-	SQLX_OFFLINE=true cargo build --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-musl --bin attune-agent
+	SQLX_OFFLINE=true cargo build --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-musl --bin attune-agent --bin attune-sensor-agent
 	strip target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/attune-agent
-	@echo "✅ Agent binary built: target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/attune-agent"
+	strip target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/attune-sensor-agent
+	@echo "✅ Agent binaries built:"
+	@echo "   - target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/attune-agent"
+	@echo "   - target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/attune-sensor-agent"
 	@ls -lh target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/attune-agent
+	@ls -lh target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/attune-sensor-agent
 
 docker-build-agent:
 	@echo "Building agent Docker image (statically-linked binary)..."
@@ -282,6 +286,12 @@ run-agent:
 run-agent-release:
 	cargo run --bin attune-agent --release
 
+run-sensor-agent:
+	cargo run --bin attune-sensor-agent
+
+run-sensor-agent-release:
+	cargo run --bin attune-sensor-agent --release
+
 docker-up:
 	@echo "Starting all services with Docker Compose..."
 	docker compose up -d

charts/attune/templates/NOTES.txt

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ Each agent worker uses an init container to copy the statically-linked
 attune-agent binary into the worker pod via an emptyDir volume. The agent
 auto-detects available runtimes in the container and registers with Attune.
 
+The default sensor deployment also uses the same injection pattern, copying
+`attune-sensor-agent` into the pod before starting a stock runtime image.
+
 To add more agent workers, append entries to `agentWorkers` in your values:
 
   agentWorkers:

charts/attune/templates/applications.yaml

@@ -304,7 +304,15 @@ spec:
       imagePullSecrets:
         {{- toYaml .Values.global.imagePullSecrets | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 45
       initContainers:
+        - name: sensor-agent-loader
+          image: {{ include "attune.image" (dict "root" . "image" .Values.images.agent) }}
+          imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.agent.pullPolicy }}
+          command: ["cp", "/usr/local/bin/attune-sensor-agent", "/opt/attune/agent/attune-sensor-agent"]
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: agent-bin
+              mountPath: /opt/attune/agent
         - name: wait-for-schema
           image: postgres:16-alpine
           command: ["/bin/sh", "-ec"]
@@ -333,6 +341,7 @@ spec:
         - name: sensor
           image: {{ include "attune.image" (dict "root" . "image" .Values.images.sensor) }}
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.sensor.pullPolicy }}
+          command: ["/opt/attune/agent/attune-sensor-agent"]
           envFrom:
             - secretRef:
                 name: {{ include "attune.secretName" . }}
@@ -343,23 +352,33 @@ spec:
               value: {{ .Values.database.schema | quote }}
             - name: ATTUNE__WORKER__WORKER_TYPE
               value: container
+            - name: ATTUNE_SENSOR_RUNTIMES
+              value: {{ .Values.sensor.runtimes | quote }}
             - name: ATTUNE_API_URL
               value: http://{{ include "attune.apiServiceName" . }}:{{ .Values.api.service.port }}
             - name: ATTUNE_MQ_URL
               value: {{ include "attune.rabbitmqUrl" . | quote }}
             - name: ATTUNE_PACKS_BASE_DIR
               value: /opt/attune/packs
+            - name: RUST_LOG
+              value: {{ .Values.sensor.logLevel | quote }}
           resources:
             {{- toYaml .Values.sensor.resources | nindent 12 }}
           volumeMounts:
+            - name: agent-bin
+              mountPath: /opt/attune/agent
+              readOnly: true
             - name: config
               mountPath: /opt/attune/config.yaml
               subPath: config.yaml
             - name: packs
               mountPath: /opt/attune/packs
+              readOnly: true
             - name: runtime-envs
               mountPath: /opt/attune/runtime_envs
       volumes:
+        - name: agent-bin
+          emptyDir: {}
         - name: config
           configMap:
             name: {{ include "attune.fullname" . }}-config

charts/attune/values.yaml

@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ images:
     tag: ""
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   sensor:
-    repository: attune-sensor
+    repository: nikolaik/python-nodejs
-    tag: ""
+    tag: python3.12-nodejs22-slim
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   notifier:
     repository: attune-notifier
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ worker:
 
 sensor:
   replicaCount: 1
+  runtimes: shell,python,node,native
+  logLevel: debug
   resources: {}
 
 notifier:

crates/api/src/routes/runtimes.rs

@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ pub async fn create_runtime(
             pack_ref,
             description: request.description,
             name: request.name,
+            aliases: vec![],
             distributions: request.distributions,
             installation: request.installation,
             execution_config: request.execution_config,

crates/common/src/agent_bootstrap.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+//! Shared bootstrap helpers for injected agent binaries.
+
+use crate::agent_runtime_detection::{
+    detect_runtimes, format_as_env_value, print_detection_report_for_env, DetectedRuntime,
+};
+use tracing::{info, warn};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct RuntimeBootstrapResult {
+    pub runtimes_override: Option<String>,
+    pub detected_runtimes: Option<Vec<DetectedRuntime>>,
+}
+
+/// Detect runtimes and populate the agent runtime environment variable when needed.
+///
+/// This must run before the Tokio runtime starts because it may mutate process
+/// environment variables.
+pub fn bootstrap_runtime_env(env_var_name: &str) -> RuntimeBootstrapResult {
+    let runtimes_override = std::env::var(env_var_name).ok();
+    let mut detected_runtimes = None;
+
+    if let Some(ref override_value) = runtimes_override {
+        info!(
+            "{} already set (override): {}",
+            env_var_name, override_value
+        );
+        info!("Running auto-detection for override-specified runtimes...");
+
+        let detected = detect_runtimes();
+        let override_names: Vec<&str> = override_value.split(',').map(|s| s.trim()).collect();
+
+        let filtered: Vec<_> = detected
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter(|rt| {
+                let lower_name = rt.name.to_ascii_lowercase();
+                override_names
+                    .iter()
+                    .any(|ov| ov.to_ascii_lowercase() == lower_name)
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        if filtered.is_empty() {
+            warn!(
+                "None of the override runtimes ({}) were found on this system",
+                override_value
+            );
+        } else {
+            info!(
+                "Matched {} override runtime(s) to detected interpreters:",
+                filtered.len()
+            );
+            for rt in &filtered {
+                match &rt.version {
+                    Some(ver) => info!("  ✓ {} — {} ({})", rt.name, rt.path, ver),
+                    None => info!("  ✓ {} — {}", rt.name, rt.path),
+                }
+            }
+            detected_runtimes = Some(filtered);
+        }
+    } else {
+        info!("No {} override — running auto-detection...", env_var_name);
+
+        let detected = detect_runtimes();
+
+        if detected.is_empty() {
+            warn!("No runtimes detected! The agent may not be able to execute any work.");
+        } else {
+            info!("Detected {} runtime(s):", detected.len());
+            for rt in &detected {
+                match &rt.version {
+                    Some(ver) => info!("  ✓ {} — {} ({})", rt.name, rt.path, ver),
+                    None => info!("  ✓ {} — {}", rt.name, rt.path),
+                }
+            }
+
+            let runtime_csv = format_as_env_value(&detected);
+            info!("Setting {}={}", env_var_name, runtime_csv);
+            std::env::set_var(env_var_name, &runtime_csv);
+            detected_runtimes = Some(detected);
+        }
+    }
+
+    RuntimeBootstrapResult {
+        runtimes_override,
+        detected_runtimes,
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn print_detect_only_report(env_var_name: &str, result: &RuntimeBootstrapResult) {
+    if result.runtimes_override.is_some() {
+        info!("--detect-only: re-running detection to show what is available on this system...");
+        println!(
+            "NOTE: {} is set — auto-detection was skipped during normal startup.",
+            env_var_name
+        );
+        println!("      Showing what auto-detection would find on this system:");
+        println!();
+
+        let detected = detect_runtimes();
+        print_detection_report_for_env(env_var_name, &detected);
+    } else if let Some(ref detected) = result.detected_runtimes {
+        print_detection_report_for_env(env_var_name, detected);
+    } else {
+        let detected = detect_runtimes();
+        print_detection_report_for_env(env_var_name, &detected);
+    }
+}

crates/common/src/agent_runtime_detection.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+//! Runtime auto-detection for injected Attune agent binaries.
+//!
+//! This module probes the local system directly for well-known interpreters,
+//! without requiring database access.
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::fmt;
+use std::process::Command;
+use tracing::{debug, info};
+
+/// A runtime interpreter discovered on the local system.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct DetectedRuntime {
+    /// Canonical runtime name (for example, "python" or "node").
+    pub name: String,
+
+    /// Absolute path to the interpreter binary.
+    pub path: String,
+
+    /// Version string if the version command succeeded.
+    pub version: Option<String>,
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for DetectedRuntime {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match &self.version {
+            Some(v) => write!(f, "{} ({}, v{})", self.name, self.path, v),
+            None => write!(f, "{} ({})", self.name, self.path),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct RuntimeCandidate {
+    name: &'static str,
+    binaries: &'static [&'static str],
+    version_args: &'static [&'static str],
+    version_parser: VersionParser,
+}
+
+enum VersionParser {
+    SemverLike,
+    JavaStyle,
+}
+
+fn candidates() -> Vec<RuntimeCandidate> {
+    vec![
+        RuntimeCandidate {
+            name: "shell",
+            binaries: &["bash", "sh"],
+            version_args: &["--version"],
+            version_parser: VersionParser::SemverLike,
+        },
+        RuntimeCandidate {
+            name: "python",
+            binaries: &["python3", "python"],
+            version_args: &["--version"],
+            version_parser: VersionParser::SemverLike,
+        },
+        RuntimeCandidate {
+            name: "node",
+            binaries: &["node", "nodejs"],
+            version_args: &["--version"],
+            version_parser: VersionParser::SemverLike,
+        },
+        RuntimeCandidate {
+            name: "ruby",
+            binaries: &["ruby"],
+            version_args: &["--version"],
+            version_parser: VersionParser::SemverLike,
+        },
+        RuntimeCandidate {
+            name: "go",
+            binaries: &["go"],
+            version_args: &["version"],
+            version_parser: VersionParser::SemverLike,
+        },
+        RuntimeCandidate {
+            name: "java",
+            binaries: &["java"],
+            version_args: &["-version"],
+            version_parser: VersionParser::JavaStyle,
+        },
+        RuntimeCandidate {
+            name: "r",
+            binaries: &["Rscript"],
+            version_args: &["--version"],
+            version_parser: VersionParser::SemverLike,
+        },
+        RuntimeCandidate {
+            name: "perl",
+            binaries: &["perl"],
+            version_args: &["--version"],
+            version_parser: VersionParser::SemverLike,
+        },
+    ]
+}
+
+/// Detect available runtimes by probing the local system.
+pub fn detect_runtimes() -> Vec<DetectedRuntime> {
+    info!("Starting runtime auto-detection...");
+
+    let mut detected = Vec::new();
+
+    for candidate in candidates() {
+        match detect_single_runtime(&candidate) {
+            Some(runtime) => {
+                info!("  ✓ Detected: {}", runtime);
+                detected.push(runtime);
+            }
+            None => {
+                debug!("  ✗ Not found: {}", candidate.name);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    info!(
+        "Runtime auto-detection complete: found {} runtime(s): [{}]",
+        detected.len(),
+        detected
+            .iter()
+            .map(|r| r.name.as_str())
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+            .join(", ")
+    );
+
+    detected
+}
+
+fn detect_single_runtime(candidate: &RuntimeCandidate) -> Option<DetectedRuntime> {
+    for binary in candidate.binaries {
+        if let Some(path) = which_binary(binary) {
+            let version = get_version(&path, candidate.version_args, &candidate.version_parser);
+
+            return Some(DetectedRuntime {
+                name: candidate.name.to_string(),
+                path,
+                version,
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    None
+}
+
+fn which_binary(binary: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    if binary == "bash" || binary == "sh" {
+        let absolute_path = format!("/bin/{}", binary);
+        if std::path::Path::new(&absolute_path).exists() {
+            return Some(absolute_path);
+        }
+    }
+
+    match Command::new("which").arg(binary).output() {
+        Ok(output) if output.status.success() => {
+            let path = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).trim().to_string();
+            if path.is_empty() {
+                None
+            } else {
+                Some(path)
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(_) => None,
+        Err(e) => {
+            debug!("'which' command failed ({}), trying 'command -v'", e);
+            match Command::new("sh")
+                .args(["-c", &format!("command -v {}", binary)])
+                .output()
+            {
+                Ok(output) if output.status.success() => {
+                    let path = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).trim().to_string();
+                    if path.is_empty() {
+                        None
+                    } else {
+                        Some(path)
+                    }
+                }
+                _ => None,
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn get_version(binary_path: &str, version_args: &[&str], parser: &VersionParser) -> Option<String> {
+    let output = match Command::new(binary_path).args(version_args).output() {
+        Ok(output) => output,
+        Err(e) => {
+            debug!("Failed to run version command for {}: {}", binary_path, e);
+            return None;
+        }
+    };
+
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+    let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+    let combined = format!("{}{}", stdout, stderr);
+
+    match parser {
+        VersionParser::SemverLike => parse_semver_like(&combined),
+        VersionParser::JavaStyle => parse_java_version(&combined),
+    }
+}
+
+fn parse_semver_like(output: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    let re = regex::Regex::new(r"(?:v|go)?(\d+\.\d+(?:\.\d+)?)").ok()?;
+    re.captures(output)
+        .and_then(|captures| captures.get(1).map(|m| m.as_str().to_string()))
+}
+
+fn parse_java_version(output: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    let quoted_re = regex::Regex::new(r#"version\s+"([^"]+)""#).ok()?;
+    if let Some(captures) = quoted_re.captures(output) {
+        return captures.get(1).map(|m| m.as_str().to_string());
+    }
+
+    parse_semver_like(output)
+}
+
+pub fn format_as_env_value(runtimes: &[DetectedRuntime]) -> String {
+    runtimes
+        .iter()
+        .map(|r| r.name.as_str())
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        .join(",")
+}
+
+pub fn print_detection_report_for_env(env_var_name: &str, runtimes: &[DetectedRuntime]) {
+    println!("=== Attune Agent Runtime Detection Report ===");
+    println!();
+
+    if runtimes.is_empty() {
+        println!("No runtimes detected!");
+        println!();
+        println!("The agent could not find any supported interpreter binaries.");
+        println!("Ensure at least one of the following is installed and on PATH:");
+        println!("  - bash / sh       (shell scripts)");
+        println!("  - python3 / python (Python scripts)");
+        println!("  - node / nodejs    (Node.js scripts)");
+        println!("  - ruby             (Ruby scripts)");
+        println!("  - go               (Go programs)");
+        println!("  - java             (Java programs)");
+        println!("  - Rscript          (R scripts)");
+        println!("  - perl             (Perl scripts)");
+    } else {
+        println!("Detected {} runtime(s):", runtimes.len());
+        println!();
+        for rt in runtimes {
+            let version_str = rt.version.as_deref().unwrap_or("unknown version");
+            println!("  ✓ {:<10} {} ({})", rt.name, rt.path, version_str);
+        }
+    }
+
+    println!();
+    println!("{}={}", env_var_name, format_as_env_value(runtimes));
+    println!();
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_semver_like_python() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_semver_like("Python 3.12.1"),
+            Some("3.12.1".to_string())
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_semver_like_node() {
+        assert_eq!(parse_semver_like("v20.11.0"), Some("20.11.0".to_string()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_semver_like_go() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_semver_like("go version go1.22.0 linux/amd64"),
+            Some("1.22.0".to_string())
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_java_version_openjdk() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_java_version(r#"openjdk version "21.0.1" 2023-10-17"#),
+            Some("21.0.1".to_string())
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_format_as_env_value_multiple() {
+        let runtimes = vec![
+            DetectedRuntime {
+                name: "shell".to_string(),
+                path: "/bin/bash".to_string(),
+                version: Some("5.2.15".to_string()),
+            },
+            DetectedRuntime {
+                name: "python".to_string(),
+                path: "/usr/bin/python3".to_string(),
+                version: Some("3.12.1".to_string()),
+            },
+        ];
+
+        assert_eq!(format_as_env_value(&runtimes), "shell,python");
+    }
+}

crates/common/src/lib.rs

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 //! - Configuration
 //! - Utilities
 
+pub mod agent_bootstrap;
+pub mod agent_runtime_detection;
 pub mod auth;
 pub mod config;
 pub mod crypto;

crates/common/src/models.rs

@@ -776,6 +776,7 @@ pub mod runtime {
         pub pack_ref: Option<String>,
         pub description: Option<String>,
         pub name: String,
+        pub aliases: Vec<String>,
         pub distributions: JsonDict,
         pub installation: Option<JsonDict>,
         pub installers: JsonDict,

crates/common/src/pack_registry/loader.rs

@@ -404,6 +404,16 @@ impl<'a> PackComponentLoader<'a> {
                 .and_then(|v| serde_json::to_value(v).ok())
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| serde_json::json!({}));
 
+            let aliases: Vec<String> = data
+                .get("aliases")
+                .and_then(|v| v.as_sequence())
+                .map(|arr| {
+                    arr.iter()
+                        .filter_map(|v| v.as_str().map(|s| s.to_ascii_lowercase()))
+                        .collect()
+                })
+                .unwrap_or_default();
+
             // Check if runtime already exists — update in place if so
             if let Some(existing) = RuntimeRepository::find_by_ref(self.pool, &runtime_ref).await? {
                 let update_input = UpdateRuntimeInput {
@@ -418,6 +428,7 @@ impl<'a> PackComponentLoader<'a> {
                         None => Patch::Clear,
                     }),
                     execution_config: Some(execution_config),
+                    aliases: Some(aliases),
                     ..Default::default()
                 };
 
@@ -449,6 +460,7 @@ impl<'a> PackComponentLoader<'a> {
                 distributions,
                 installation,
                 execution_config,
+                aliases,
                 auto_detected: false,
                 detection_config: serde_json::json!({}),
             };

crates/common/src/repositories/runtime.rs

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ impl Repository for RuntimeRepository {
 
 /// Columns selected for all Runtime queries. Centralised here so that
 /// schema changes only need one update.
-pub const SELECT_COLUMNS: &str = "id, ref, pack, pack_ref, description, name, \
+pub const SELECT_COLUMNS: &str = "id, ref, pack, pack_ref, description, name, aliases, \
      distributions, installation, installers, execution_config, \
      auto_detected, detection_config, \
      created, updated";
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ pub struct CreateRuntimeInput {
     pub pack_ref: Option<String>,
     pub description: Option<String>,
     pub name: String,
+    pub aliases: Vec<String>,
     pub distributions: JsonDict,
     pub installation: Option<JsonDict>,
     pub execution_config: JsonDict,
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ pub struct CreateRuntimeInput {
 pub struct UpdateRuntimeInput {
     pub description: Option<Patch<String>>,
     pub name: Option<String>,
+    pub aliases: Option<Vec<String>>,
     pub distributions: Option<JsonDict>,
     pub installation: Option<Patch<JsonDict>>,
     pub execution_config: Option<JsonDict>,
@@ -113,10 +115,10 @@ impl Create for RuntimeRepository {
         E: Executor<'e, Database = Postgres> + 'e,
     {
         let query = format!(
-            "INSERT INTO runtime (ref, pack, pack_ref, description, name, \
+            "INSERT INTO runtime (ref, pack, pack_ref, description, name, aliases, \
              distributions, installation, installers, execution_config, \
              auto_detected, detection_config) \
-             VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11) \
+             VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12) \
              RETURNING {}",
             SELECT_COLUMNS
         );
@@ -126,6 +128,7 @@ impl Create for RuntimeRepository {
             .bind(&input.pack_ref)
             .bind(&input.description)
             .bind(&input.name)
+            .bind(&input.aliases)
             .bind(&input.distributions)
             .bind(&input.installation)
             .bind(serde_json::json!({}))
@@ -170,6 +173,15 @@ impl Update for RuntimeRepository {
             has_updates = true;
         }
 
+        if let Some(aliases) = &input.aliases {
+            if has_updates {
+                query.push(", ");
+            }
+            query.push("aliases = ");
+            query.push_bind(aliases.as_slice());
+            has_updates = true;
+        }
+
         if let Some(distributions) = &input.distributions {
             if has_updates {
                 query.push(", ");
@@ -286,6 +298,23 @@ impl RuntimeRepository {
         Ok(runtime)
     }
 
+    /// Find a runtime where the given alias appears in its `aliases` array.
+    /// Uses PostgreSQL's `@>` (array contains) operator with a GIN index.
+    pub async fn find_by_alias<'e, E>(executor: E, alias: &str) -> Result<Option<Runtime>>
+    where
+        E: Executor<'e, Database = Postgres> + 'e,
+    {
+        let query = format!(
+            "SELECT {} FROM runtime WHERE aliases @> ARRAY[$1]::text[] LIMIT 1",
+            SELECT_COLUMNS
+        );
+        let runtime = sqlx::query_as::<_, Runtime>(&query)
+            .bind(alias)
+            .fetch_optional(executor)
+            .await?;
+        Ok(runtime)
+    }
+
     /// Delete runtimes belonging to a pack whose refs are NOT in the given set.
     ///
     /// Used during pack reinstallation to clean up runtimes that were removed

crates/common/src/runtime_detection.rs

@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
 //! 2. Config file specification (medium priority)
 //! 3. Database-driven detection with verification (lowest priority)
 //!
-//! Also provides [`normalize_runtime_name`] for alias-aware runtime name
+//! Also provides alias-based matching functions ([`runtime_aliases_match_filter`]
-//! comparison across the codebase (worker filters, env setup, etc.).
+//! and [`runtime_aliases_contain`]) for comparing runtime alias lists against
+//! worker filters and capability strings. Aliases are declared per-runtime in
+//! pack manifests, so no hardcoded alias table is needed here.
 
 use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::error::Result;
@@ -19,51 +21,26 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::process::Command;
 use tracing::{debug, info, warn};
 
-/// Normalize a runtime name to its canonical short form.
+/// Check if a runtime's aliases overlap with a filter list.
 ///
-/// This ensures that different ways of referring to the same runtime
+/// The filter list comes from `ATTUNE_WORKER_RUNTIMES` (e.g., `["python", "shell"]`).
-/// (e.g., "node", "nodejs", "node.js") all resolve to a single canonical
+/// A runtime matches if any of its declared aliases appear in the filter list.
-/// name. Used by worker runtime filters and environment setup to match
+/// Comparison is case-insensitive.
-/// database runtime names against short filter values.
+pub fn runtime_aliases_match_filter(aliases: &[String], filter: &[String]) -> bool {
+    aliases.iter().any(|alias| {
+        let lower_alias = alias.to_ascii_lowercase();
+        filter.iter().any(|f| f.to_ascii_lowercase() == lower_alias)
+    })
+}
+
+/// Check if a runtime's aliases contain a specific name.
 ///
-/// The canonical names mirror the alias groups in
+/// Used by the scheduler to check if a worker's capability string
-/// `PackComponentLoader::resolve_runtime`.
+/// (e.g., "python") matches a runtime's aliases (e.g., ["python", "python3"]).
-///
+/// Comparison is case-insensitive.
-/// # Examples
+pub fn runtime_aliases_contain(aliases: &[String], name: &str) -> bool {
-/// ```
-/// use attune_common::runtime_detection::normalize_runtime_name;
-/// assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("node.js"), "node");
-/// assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("nodejs"), "node");
-/// assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("Python3"), "python");
-/// assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("Shell"), "shell");
-/// ```
-pub fn normalize_runtime_name(name: &str) -> String {
     let lower = name.to_ascii_lowercase();
-    match lower.as_str() {
+    aliases.iter().any(|a| a.to_ascii_lowercase() == lower)
-        "node" | "nodejs" | "node.js" => "node".to_string(),
-        "python" | "python3" => "python".to_string(),
-        "bash" | "sh" | "shell" => "shell".to_string(),
-        "native" | "builtin" | "standalone" => "native".to_string(),
-        "ruby" | "rb" => "ruby".to_string(),
-        "go" | "golang" => "go".to_string(),
-        "java" | "jdk" | "openjdk" => "java".to_string(),
-        "perl" | "perl5" => "perl".to_string(),
-        "r" | "rscript" => "r".to_string(),
-        _ => lower,
-    }
-}
-
-/// Check if a runtime name matches a filter entry, supporting common aliases.
-///
-/// Both sides are lowercased and then normalized before comparison so that,
-/// e.g., a filter value of `"node"` matches a database runtime name `"Node.js"`.
-pub fn runtime_matches_filter(rt_name: &str, filter_entry: &str) -> bool {
-    normalize_runtime_name(rt_name) == normalize_runtime_name(filter_entry)
-}
-
-/// Check if a runtime name matches any entry in a filter list.
-pub fn runtime_in_filter(rt_name: &str, filter: &[String]) -> bool {
-    filter.iter().any(|f| runtime_matches_filter(rt_name, f))
 }
 
 /// Runtime detection service
@@ -335,125 +312,46 @@ mod tests {
     use serde_json::json;
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_normalize_runtime_name_node_variants() {
+    fn test_runtime_aliases_match_filter() {
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("node"), "node");
+        let aliases = vec!["python".to_string(), "python3".to_string()];
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("nodejs"), "node");
+        let filter = vec!["python".to_string(), "shell".to_string()];
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("node.js"), "node");
+        assert!(runtime_aliases_match_filter(&aliases, &filter));
+
+        let filter_no_match = vec!["node".to_string(), "ruby".to_string()];
+        assert!(!runtime_aliases_match_filter(&aliases, &filter_no_match));
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_normalize_runtime_name_python_variants() {
+    fn test_runtime_aliases_match_filter_case_insensitive() {
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("python"), "python");
+        let aliases = vec!["Python".to_string(), "python3".to_string()];
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("python3"), "python");
+        let filter = vec!["python".to_string()];
+        assert!(runtime_aliases_match_filter(&aliases, &filter));
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_normalize_runtime_name_shell_variants() {
+    fn test_runtime_aliases_match_filter_empty() {
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("shell"), "shell");
+        let aliases: Vec<String> = vec![];
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("bash"), "shell");
+        let filter = vec!["python".to_string()];
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("sh"), "shell");
+        assert!(!runtime_aliases_match_filter(&aliases, &filter));
+
+        let aliases = vec!["python".to_string()];
+        let filter: Vec<String> = vec![];
+        assert!(!runtime_aliases_match_filter(&aliases, &filter));
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_normalize_runtime_name_native_variants() {
+    fn test_runtime_aliases_contain() {
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("native"), "native");
+        let aliases = vec!["ruby".to_string(), "rb".to_string()];
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("builtin"), "native");
+        assert!(runtime_aliases_contain(&aliases, "ruby"));
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("standalone"), "native");
+        assert!(runtime_aliases_contain(&aliases, "rb"));
+        assert!(!runtime_aliases_contain(&aliases, "python"));
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_normalize_runtime_name_ruby_variants() {
+    fn test_runtime_aliases_contain_case_insensitive() {
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("ruby"), "ruby");
+        let aliases = vec!["ruby".to_string(), "rb".to_string()];
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("rb"), "ruby");
+        assert!(runtime_aliases_contain(&aliases, "Ruby"));
-    }
+        assert!(runtime_aliases_contain(&aliases, "RB"));
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_normalize_runtime_name_go_variants() {
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("go"), "go");
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("golang"), "go");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_normalize_runtime_name_java_variants() {
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("java"), "java");
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("jdk"), "java");
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("openjdk"), "java");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_normalize_runtime_name_perl_variants() {
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("perl"), "perl");
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("perl5"), "perl");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_normalize_runtime_name_r_variants() {
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("r"), "r");
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("rscript"), "r");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_normalize_runtime_name_passthrough() {
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("custom_runtime"), "custom_runtime");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_normalize_runtime_name_case_insensitive() {
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("Node"), "node");
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("NodeJS"), "node");
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("Node.js"), "node");
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("Python"), "python");
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("Python3"), "python");
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("Shell"), "shell");
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("BASH"), "shell");
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("Ruby"), "ruby");
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("Go"), "go");
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("GoLang"), "go");
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("Java"), "java");
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("JDK"), "java");
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("Perl"), "perl");
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("R"), "r");
-        assert_eq!(normalize_runtime_name("Custom_Runtime"), "custom_runtime");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_runtime_matches_filter() {
-        // Node.js DB name lowercased vs worker filter "node"
-        assert!(runtime_matches_filter("node.js", "node"));
-        assert!(runtime_matches_filter("node", "nodejs"));
-        assert!(runtime_matches_filter("nodejs", "node.js"));
-        // Exact match
-        assert!(runtime_matches_filter("shell", "shell"));
-        // No match
-        assert!(!runtime_matches_filter("python", "node"));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_runtime_matches_filter_case_insensitive() {
-        // Database stores capitalized names (e.g., "Node.js", "Python")
-        // Worker capabilities store lowercase (e.g., "node", "python")
-        assert!(runtime_matches_filter("Node.js", "node"));
-        assert!(runtime_matches_filter("node", "Node.js"));
-        assert!(runtime_matches_filter("Python", "python"));
-        assert!(runtime_matches_filter("python", "Python"));
-        assert!(runtime_matches_filter("Shell", "shell"));
-        assert!(runtime_matches_filter("NODEJS", "node"));
-        assert!(runtime_matches_filter("Ruby", "ruby"));
-        assert!(runtime_matches_filter("ruby", "rb"));
-        assert!(runtime_matches_filter("Go", "golang"));
-        assert!(runtime_matches_filter("R", "rscript"));
-        assert!(runtime_matches_filter("Java", "jdk"));
-        assert!(runtime_matches_filter("Perl", "perl5"));
-        assert!(!runtime_matches_filter("Python", "node"));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_runtime_in_filter() {
-        let filter = vec!["shell".to_string(), "node".to_string()];
-        assert!(runtime_in_filter("shell", &filter));
-        assert!(runtime_in_filter("node.js", &filter));
-        assert!(runtime_in_filter("nodejs", &filter));
-        assert!(!runtime_in_filter("python", &filter));
     }
 
     #[test]

crates/common/tests/helpers.rs

@@ -961,6 +961,7 @@ impl RuntimeFixture {
             pack_ref: self.pack_ref,
             description: self.description,
             name: self.name,
+            aliases: vec![],
             distributions: self.distributions,
             installation: self.installation,
             execution_config: self.execution_config,

crates/common/tests/repository_runtime_tests.rs

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ impl RuntimeFixture {
             pack_ref: None,
             description: Some(format!("Test runtime {}", seq)),
             name,
+            aliases: vec![],
             distributions: json!({
                 "linux": { "supported": true, "versions": ["ubuntu20.04", "ubuntu22.04"] },
                 "darwin": { "supported": true, "versions": ["12", "13"] }
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ impl RuntimeFixture {
             pack_ref: None,
             description: None,
             name,
+            aliases: vec![],
             distributions: json!({}),
             installation: None,
             execution_config: json!({

crates/common/tests/repository_worker_tests.rs

@@ -574,6 +574,7 @@ async fn test_worker_with_runtime() {
         pack_ref: None,
         description: Some("Test runtime".to_string()),
         name: "test_runtime".to_string(),
+        aliases: vec![],
         distributions: json!({}),
         installation: None,
         execution_config: json!({

crates/executor/src/scheduler.rs

@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@
 
 use anyhow::Result;
 use attune_common::{
-    models::{enums::ExecutionStatus, execution::WorkflowTaskMetadata, Action, Execution},
+    models::{enums::ExecutionStatus, execution::WorkflowTaskMetadata, Action, Execution, Runtime},
-    mq::{Consumer, ExecutionRequestedPayload, MessageEnvelope, MessageType, Publisher},
+    mq::{
+        Consumer, ExecutionCompletedPayload, ExecutionRequestedPayload, MessageEnvelope,
+        MessageType, Publisher,
+    },
     repositories::{
         action::ActionRepository,
         execution::{CreateExecutionInput, ExecutionRepository, UpdateExecutionInput},
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ use attune_common::{
         },
         Create, FindById, FindByRef, Update,
     },
-    runtime_detection::runtime_matches_filter,
+    runtime_detection::runtime_aliases_contain,
     workflow::WorkflowDefinition,
 };
 use chrono::Utc;
@@ -205,7 +208,23 @@ impl ExecutionScheduler {
         }
 
         // Regular action: select appropriate worker (round-robin among compatible workers)
-        let worker = Self::select_worker(pool, &action, round_robin_counter).await?;
+        let worker = match Self::select_worker(pool, &action, round_robin_counter).await {
+            Ok(worker) => worker,
+            Err(err) if Self::is_unschedulable_error(&err) => {
+                Self::fail_unschedulable_execution(
+                    pool,
+                    publisher,
+                    envelope,
+                    execution_id,
+                    action.id,
+                    &action.r#ref,
+                    &err.to_string(),
+                )
+                .await?;
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+            Err(err) => return Err(err),
+        };
 
         info!(
             "Selected worker {} for execution {}",
@@ -1561,7 +1580,7 @@ impl ExecutionScheduler {
         let compatible_workers: Vec<_> = if let Some(ref runtime) = runtime {
             workers
                 .into_iter()
-                .filter(|w| Self::worker_supports_runtime(w, &runtime.name))
+                .filter(|w| Self::worker_supports_runtime(w, runtime))
                 .collect()
         } else {
             workers
@@ -1619,20 +1638,26 @@ impl ExecutionScheduler {
 
     /// Check if a worker supports a given runtime
     ///
-    /// This checks the worker's capabilities.runtimes array for the runtime name.
+    /// This checks the worker's capabilities.runtimes array against the runtime's aliases.
-    /// Falls back to checking the deprecated runtime column if capabilities are not set.
+    /// If aliases are missing, fall back to the runtime's canonical name.
-    fn worker_supports_runtime(worker: &attune_common::models::Worker, runtime_name: &str) -> bool {
+    fn worker_supports_runtime(worker: &attune_common::models::Worker, runtime: &Runtime) -> bool {
-        // First, try to parse capabilities and check runtimes array
+        let runtime_names = Self::runtime_capability_names(runtime);
+
+        // Try to parse capabilities and check runtimes array
         if let Some(ref capabilities) = worker.capabilities {
             if let Some(runtimes) = capabilities.get("runtimes") {
                 if let Some(runtime_array) = runtimes.as_array() {
-                    // Check if any runtime in the array matches (alias-aware)
+                    // Check if any runtime in the array matches via aliases
                     for runtime_value in runtime_array {
                         if let Some(runtime_str) = runtime_value.as_str() {
-                            if runtime_matches_filter(runtime_name, runtime_str) {
+                            if runtime_names
+                                .iter()
+                                .any(|candidate| candidate.eq_ignore_ascii_case(runtime_str))
+                                || runtime_aliases_contain(&runtime.aliases, runtime_str)
+                            {
                                 debug!(
-                                    "Worker {} supports runtime '{}' via capabilities (matched '{}')",
+                                    "Worker {} supports runtime '{}' via capabilities (matched '{}', candidates: {:?})",
-                                    worker.name, runtime_name, runtime_str
+                                    worker.name, runtime.name, runtime_str, runtime_names
                                 );
                                 return true;
                             }
@@ -1642,25 +1667,90 @@ impl ExecutionScheduler {
             }
         }
 
-        // Fallback: check deprecated runtime column
-        // This is kept for backward compatibility but should be removed in the future
-        if worker.runtime.is_some() {
-            debug!(
-                "Worker {} using deprecated runtime column for matching",
-                worker.name
-            );
-            // Note: This fallback is incomplete because we'd need to look up the runtime name
-            // from the ID, which would require an async call. Since we're moving to capabilities,
-            // we'll just return false here and require workers to set capabilities properly.
-        }
-
         debug!(
-            "Worker {} does not support runtime '{}'",
+            "Worker {} does not support runtime '{}' (candidates: {:?})",
-            worker.name, runtime_name
+            worker.name, runtime.name, runtime_names
         );
         false
     }
 
+    fn runtime_capability_names(runtime: &Runtime) -> Vec<String> {
+        let mut names: Vec<String> = runtime
+            .aliases
+            .iter()
+            .map(|alias| alias.to_ascii_lowercase())
+            .filter(|alias| !alias.is_empty())
+            .collect();
+
+        let runtime_name = runtime.name.to_ascii_lowercase();
+        if !runtime_name.is_empty() && !names.iter().any(|name| name == &runtime_name) {
+            names.push(runtime_name);
+        }
+
+        names
+    }
+
+    fn is_unschedulable_error(error: &anyhow::Error) -> bool {
+        let message = error.to_string();
+        message.starts_with("No compatible workers found")
+            || message.starts_with("No action workers available")
+            || message.starts_with("No active workers available")
+            || message.starts_with("No workers with fresh heartbeats available")
+    }
+
+    async fn fail_unschedulable_execution(
+        pool: &PgPool,
+        publisher: &Publisher,
+        envelope: &MessageEnvelope<ExecutionRequestedPayload>,
+        execution_id: i64,
+        action_id: i64,
+        action_ref: &str,
+        error_message: &str,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        let completed_at = Utc::now();
+        let result = serde_json::json!({
+            "error": "Execution is unschedulable",
+            "message": error_message,
+            "action_ref": action_ref,
+            "failed_by": "execution_scheduler",
+            "failed_at": completed_at.to_rfc3339(),
+        });
+
+        ExecutionRepository::update(
+            pool,
+            execution_id,
+            UpdateExecutionInput {
+                status: Some(ExecutionStatus::Failed),
+                result: Some(result.clone()),
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+        )
+        .await?;
+
+        let completed = MessageEnvelope::new(
+            MessageType::ExecutionCompleted,
+            ExecutionCompletedPayload {
+                execution_id,
+                action_id,
+                action_ref: action_ref.to_string(),
+                status: "failed".to_string(),
+                result: Some(result),
+                completed_at,
+            },
+        )
+        .with_correlation_id(envelope.correlation_id)
+        .with_source("attune-executor");
+
+        publisher.publish_envelope(&completed).await?;
+
+        warn!(
+            "Execution {} marked failed as unschedulable: {}",
+            execution_id, error_message
+        );
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Check if a worker's heartbeat is fresh enough to schedule work
     ///
     /// A worker is considered fresh if its last heartbeat is within
@@ -1826,6 +1916,70 @@ mod tests {
         // Real tests will require database and message queue setup
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_worker_supports_runtime_with_alias_match() {
+        let worker = create_test_worker("test-worker", 5);
+        let runtime = Runtime {
+            id: 1,
+            r#ref: "core.shell".to_string(),
+            pack: None,
+            pack_ref: Some("core".to_string()),
+            description: Some("Shell runtime".to_string()),
+            name: "Shell".to_string(),
+            aliases: vec!["shell".to_string(), "bash".to_string()],
+            distributions: serde_json::json!({}),
+            installation: None,
+            installers: serde_json::json!({}),
+            execution_config: serde_json::json!({}),
+            auto_detected: false,
+            detection_config: serde_json::json!({}),
+            created: Utc::now(),
+            updated: Utc::now(),
+        };
+
+        assert!(ExecutionScheduler::worker_supports_runtime(
+            &worker, &runtime
+        ));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_worker_supports_runtime_falls_back_to_runtime_name_when_aliases_missing() {
+        let worker = create_test_worker("test-worker", 5);
+        let runtime = Runtime {
+            id: 1,
+            r#ref: "core.shell".to_string(),
+            pack: None,
+            pack_ref: Some("core".to_string()),
+            description: Some("Shell runtime".to_string()),
+            name: "Shell".to_string(),
+            aliases: vec![],
+            distributions: serde_json::json!({}),
+            installation: None,
+            installers: serde_json::json!({}),
+            execution_config: serde_json::json!({}),
+            auto_detected: false,
+            detection_config: serde_json::json!({}),
+            created: Utc::now(),
+            updated: Utc::now(),
+        };
+
+        assert!(ExecutionScheduler::worker_supports_runtime(
+            &worker, &runtime
+        ));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_unschedulable_error_classification() {
+        assert!(ExecutionScheduler::is_unschedulable_error(
+            &anyhow::anyhow!(
+                "No compatible workers found for action: core.sleep (requires runtime: Shell)"
+            )
+        ));
+        assert!(!ExecutionScheduler::is_unschedulable_error(
+            &anyhow::anyhow!("database temporarily unavailable")
+        ));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_concurrency_limit_dispatch_count() {
         // Verify the dispatch_count calculation used by dispatch_with_items_task

crates/executor/tests/fifo_ordering_integration_test.rs

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ async fn _create_test_runtime(pool: &PgPool, suffix: &str) -> i64 {
         pack_ref: None,
         description: Some(format!("Test runtime {}", suffix)),
         name: format!("Python {}", suffix),
+        aliases: vec![],
         distributions: json!({"ubuntu": "python3"}),
         installation: Some(json!({"method": "apt"})),
         execution_config: json!({

crates/executor/tests/policy_enforcer_tests.rs

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ async fn create_test_runtime(pool: &PgPool, suffix: &str) -> i64 {
         pack_ref: None,
         description: Some(format!("Test runtime {}", suffix)),
         name: format!("Python {}", suffix),
+        aliases: vec![],
         distributions: json!({"ubuntu": "python3"}),
         installation: Some(json!({"method": "apt"})),
         execution_config: json!({

crates/sensor/Cargo.toml

@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ path = "src/lib.rs"
 name = "attune-sensor"
 path = "src/main.rs"
 
+[[bin]]
+name = "attune-sensor-agent"
+path = "src/agent_main.rs"
+
 [dependencies]
 attune-common = { path = "../common" }
 tokio = { workspace = true }

crates/sensor/src/agent_main.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+//! Attune Universal Sensor Agent.
+
+use anyhow::Result;
+use attune_common::agent_bootstrap::{bootstrap_runtime_env, print_detect_only_report};
+use attune_common::config::Config;
+use attune_sensor::startup::{
+    apply_sensor_name_override, init_tracing, log_config_details, run_sensor_service,
+    set_config_path,
+};
+use clap::Parser;
+use tracing::info;
+
+#[derive(Parser, Debug)]
+#[command(name = "attune-sensor-agent")]
+#[command(
+    version,
+    about = "Attune Universal Sensor Agent - Injected into runtime containers to auto-detect sensor runtimes"
+)]
+struct Args {
+    /// Path to configuration file (optional)
+    #[arg(short, long)]
+    config: Option<String>,
+
+    /// Sensor worker name override
+    #[arg(short, long)]
+    name: Option<String>,
+
+    /// Run runtime detection, print results, and exit
+    #[arg(long)]
+    detect_only: bool,
+}
+
+fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    attune_common::auth::install_crypto_provider();
+    init_tracing(tracing::Level::INFO);
+
+    let args = Args::parse();
+
+    info!("Starting Attune Universal Sensor Agent");
+    info!(
+        "Agent binary: attune-sensor-agent {}",
+        env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")
+    );
+
+    // Safe: no async runtime or worker threads are running yet.
+    std::env::set_var("ATTUNE_SENSOR_AGENT_MODE", "true");
+    std::env::set_var("ATTUNE_SENSOR_AGENT_BINARY_NAME", "attune-sensor-agent");
+    std::env::set_var(
+        "ATTUNE_SENSOR_AGENT_BINARY_VERSION",
+        env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
+    );
+
+    let bootstrap = bootstrap_runtime_env("ATTUNE_SENSOR_RUNTIMES");
+
+    if args.detect_only {
+        print_detect_only_report("ATTUNE_SENSOR_RUNTIMES", &bootstrap);
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    set_config_path(args.config.as_deref());
+
+    let runtime = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new()?;
+    runtime.block_on(async_main(args))
+}
+
+async fn async_main(args: Args) -> Result<()> {
+    let mut config = Config::load()?;
+    config.validate()?;
+
+    if let Some(name) = args.name {
+        apply_sensor_name_override(&mut config, name);
+    }
+
+    log_config_details(&config);
+    run_sensor_service(config, "Attune Sensor Agent is ready").await?;
+    info!("Attune Sensor Agent shutdown complete");
+
+    Ok(())
+}

crates/sensor/src/lib.rs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ pub mod rule_lifecycle_listener;
 pub mod sensor_manager;
 pub mod sensor_worker_registration;
 pub mod service;
+pub mod startup;
 
 // Re-export template resolver from common crate
 pub mod template_resolver {

crates/sensor/src/main.rs

@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 //! Attune Sensor Service
 //!
 //! The Sensor Service monitors for trigger conditions and generates events.
-//! It executes custom sensor code, manages sensor lifecycle, and publishes
-//! events to the message queue for rule matching and enforcement creation.
 
 use anyhow::Result;
 use attune_common::config::Config;
-use attune_sensor::service::SensorService;
+use attune_sensor::startup::{
+    init_tracing, log_config_details, run_sensor_service, set_config_path,
+};
 use clap::Parser;
-use tokio::signal::unix::{signal, SignalKind};
+use tracing::info;
-use tracing::{error, info};
 
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
 #[command(name = "attune-sensor")]
@@ -26,114 +25,23 @@ struct Args {
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<()> {
-    // Install HMAC-only JWT crypto provider (must be before any token operations)
     attune_common::auth::install_crypto_provider();
 
     let args = Args::parse();
-
-    // Initialize tracing with specified log level
     let log_level = args.log_level.parse().unwrap_or(tracing::Level::INFO);
-    tracing_subscriber::fmt()
+    init_tracing(log_level);
-        .with_max_level(log_level)
-        .with_target(false)
-        .with_thread_ids(true)
-        .with_file(true)
-        .with_line_number(true)
-        .init();
 
     info!("Starting Attune Sensor Service");
     info!("Version: {}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
 
-    // Load configuration
+    set_config_path(args.config.as_deref());
-    if let Some(config_path) = args.config {
-        info!("Loading configuration from: {}", config_path);
-        std::env::set_var("ATTUNE_CONFIG", config_path);
-    }
 
     let config = Config::load()?;
     config.validate()?;
 
-    info!("Configuration loaded successfully");
+    log_config_details(&config);
-    info!("Environment: {}", config.environment);
+    run_sensor_service(config, "Attune Sensor Service is ready").await?;
-    info!("Database: {}", mask_connection_string(&config.database.url));
-    if let Some(ref mq_config) = config.message_queue {
-        info!("Message Queue: {}", mask_connection_string(&mq_config.url));
-    }
-
-    // Create and start sensor service
-    let service = SensorService::new(config).await?;
-
-    info!("Sensor Service initialized successfully");
-
-    // Start the service (spawns background tasks and returns)
-    info!("Starting Sensor Service components...");
-    service.start().await?;
-
-    info!("Attune Sensor Service is ready");
-
-    // Setup signal handlers for graceful shutdown
-    let mut sigint = signal(SignalKind::interrupt())?;
-    let mut sigterm = signal(SignalKind::terminate())?;
-
-    tokio::select! {
-        _ = sigint.recv() => {
-            info!("Received SIGINT signal");
-        }
-        _ = sigterm.recv() => {
-            info!("Received SIGTERM signal");
-        }
-    }
-
-    info!("Shutting down gracefully...");
-
-    // Stop the service: deregister worker, stop sensors, clean up connections
-    if let Err(e) = service.stop().await {
-        error!("Error during shutdown: {}", e);
-    }
-
     info!("Attune Sensor Service shutdown complete");
 
     Ok(())
 }
-
-/// Mask sensitive parts of connection strings for logging
-fn mask_connection_string(url: &str) -> String {
-    if let Some(at_pos) = url.find('@') {
-        if let Some(proto_end) = url.find("://") {
-            let protocol = &url[..proto_end + 3];
-            let host_and_path = &url[at_pos..];
-            return format!("{}***:***{}", protocol, host_and_path);
-        }
-    }
-    "***:***@***".to_string()
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_mask_connection_string() {
-        let url = "postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/attune";
-        let masked = mask_connection_string(url);
-        assert!(!masked.contains("user"));
-        assert!(!masked.contains("password"));
-        assert!(masked.contains("@localhost"));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_mask_connection_string_no_credentials() {
-        let url = "postgresql://localhost:5432/attune";
-        let masked = mask_connection_string(url);
-        assert_eq!(masked, "***:***@***");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_mask_rabbitmq_connection() {
-        let url = "amqp://admin:secret@rabbitmq:5672/%2F";
-        let masked = mask_connection_string(url);
-        assert!(!masked.contains("admin"));
-        assert!(!masked.contains("secret"));
-        assert!(masked.contains("@rabbitmq"));
-    }
-}

crates/sensor/src/sensor_manager.rs

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 //! - Monitoring sensor health and restarting failed sensors
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
-use attune_common::models::{Id, Sensor, Trigger};
+use attune_common::models::{runtime::RuntimeExecutionConfig, Id, Sensor, Trigger};
 use attune_common::repositories::{FindById, List, RuntimeRepository};
 
 use sqlx::{PgPool, Row};
@@ -162,6 +162,127 @@ impl SensorManager {
         Ok(enabled_sensors)
     }
 
+    async fn ensure_runtime_environment(
+        &self,
+        exec_config: &RuntimeExecutionConfig,
+        pack_dir: &std::path::Path,
+        env_dir: &std::path::Path,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        let env_cfg = match &exec_config.environment {
+            Some(cfg) if cfg.env_type != "none" => cfg,
+            _ => return Ok(()),
+        };
+
+        let vars = exec_config.build_template_vars_with_env(pack_dir, Some(env_dir));
+
+        if !env_dir.exists() {
+            if env_cfg.create_command.is_empty() {
+                return Err(anyhow!(
+                    "Runtime environment '{}' requires create_command but none is configured",
+                    env_cfg.env_type
+                ));
+            }
+
+            if let Some(parent) = env_dir.parent() {
+                tokio::fs::create_dir_all(parent).await.map_err(|e| {
+                    anyhow!(
+                        "Failed to create runtime environment parent directory {}: {}",
+                        parent.display(),
+                        e
+                    )
+                })?;
+            }
+
+            let resolved_cmd =
+                RuntimeExecutionConfig::resolve_command(&env_cfg.create_command, &vars);
+            let (program, args) = resolved_cmd
+                .split_first()
+                .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Empty create_command for runtime environment"))?;
+
+            info!(
+                "Creating sensor runtime environment at {}: {:?}",
+                env_dir.display(),
+                resolved_cmd
+            );
+
+            let output = Command::new(program)
+                .args(args)
+                .current_dir(pack_dir)
+                .output()
+                .await
+                .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Failed to run create command '{}': {}", program, e))?;
+
+            if !output.status.success() {
+                let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+                return Err(anyhow!(
+                    "Runtime environment creation failed (exit {}): {}",
+                    output.status.code().unwrap_or(-1),
+                    stderr.trim()
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+
+        let dep_cfg = match &exec_config.dependencies {
+            Some(cfg) => cfg,
+            None => return Ok(()),
+        };
+
+        let manifest_path = pack_dir.join(&dep_cfg.manifest_file);
+        if !manifest_path.exists() || dep_cfg.install_command.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
+        let install_marker = env_dir.join(".attune_sensor_deps_installed");
+        if install_marker.exists() {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
+        let resolved_cmd = RuntimeExecutionConfig::resolve_command(&dep_cfg.install_command, &vars);
+        let (program, args) = resolved_cmd
+            .split_first()
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Empty install_command for runtime dependencies"))?;
+
+        info!(
+            "Installing sensor runtime dependencies for {} using {:?}",
+            pack_dir.display(),
+            resolved_cmd
+        );
+
+        let output = Command::new(program)
+            .args(args)
+            .current_dir(pack_dir)
+            .output()
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| {
+                anyhow!(
+                    "Failed to run dependency install command '{}': {}",
+                    program,
+                    e
+                )
+            })?;
+
+        if !output.status.success() {
+            let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+            return Err(anyhow!(
+                "Runtime dependency installation failed (exit {}): {}",
+                output.status.code().unwrap_or(-1),
+                stderr.trim()
+            ));
+        }
+
+        tokio::fs::write(&install_marker, b"ok")
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| {
+                anyhow!(
+                    "Failed to write dependency install marker {}: {}",
+                    install_marker.display(),
+                    e
+                )
+            })?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Start a sensor instance
     async fn start_sensor(&self, sensor: Sensor) -> Result<()> {
         info!("Starting sensor {} ({})", sensor.r#ref, sensor.id);
@@ -231,6 +352,12 @@ impl SensorManager {
 
         let exec_config = runtime.parsed_execution_config();
         let rt_name = runtime.name.to_lowercase();
+        let runtime_env_suffix = runtime
+            .r#ref
+            .rsplit('.')
+            .next()
+            .filter(|suffix| !suffix.is_empty())
+            .unwrap_or(&rt_name);
 
         info!(
             "Sensor {} runtime details: id={}, ref='{}', name='{}', execution_config={}",
@@ -242,7 +369,19 @@ impl SensorManager {
         let pack_dir = std::path::PathBuf::from(&self.inner.packs_base_dir).join(pack_ref);
         let env_dir = std::path::PathBuf::from(&self.inner.runtime_envs_dir)
             .join(pack_ref)
-            .join(&rt_name);
+            .join(runtime_env_suffix);
+        if let Err(e) = self
+            .ensure_runtime_environment(&exec_config, &pack_dir, &env_dir)
+            .await
+        {
+            warn!(
+                "Failed to ensure sensor runtime environment for {} at {}: {}",
+                sensor.r#ref,
+                env_dir.display(),
+                e
+            );
+        }
+
         let env_dir_opt = if env_dir.exists() {
             Some(env_dir.as_path())
         } else {
@@ -354,15 +493,31 @@ impl SensorManager {
 
         // Start the standalone sensor with token and configuration
         // Pass sensor ref (e.g., "core.interval_timer_sensor") for proper identification
-        let mut child = cmd
+        cmd.env("ATTUNE_API_URL", &self.inner.api_url)
-            .env("ATTUNE_API_URL", &self.inner.api_url)
             .env("ATTUNE_API_TOKEN", &token_response.token)
             .env("ATTUNE_SENSOR_ID", sensor.id.to_string())
             .env("ATTUNE_SENSOR_REF", &sensor.r#ref)
             .env("ATTUNE_SENSOR_TRIGGERS", &trigger_instances_json)
             .env("ATTUNE_MQ_URL", &self.inner.mq_url)
             .env("ATTUNE_MQ_EXCHANGE", "attune.events")
-            .env("ATTUNE_LOG_LEVEL", "info")
+            .env("ATTUNE_LOG_LEVEL", "info");
+
+        if !exec_config.env_vars.is_empty() {
+            let vars = exec_config.build_template_vars_with_env(&pack_dir, env_dir_opt);
+            for (key, value_template) in &exec_config.env_vars {
+                let resolved = attune_common::models::RuntimeExecutionConfig::resolve_template(
+                    value_template,
+                    &vars,
+                );
+                debug!(
+                    "Setting sensor runtime env var: {}={} (template: {})",
+                    key, resolved, value_template
+                );
+                cmd.env(key, resolved);
+            }
+        }
+
+        let mut child = cmd
             .stdin(Stdio::null())
             .stdout(Stdio::piped())
             .stderr(Stdio::piped())
@@ -371,13 +526,14 @@ impl SensorManager {
                 anyhow!(
                     "Failed to start sensor process for '{}': {} \
                      (binary='{}', is_native={}, runtime_ref='{}', \
-                     interpreter_config='{}')",
+                     interpreter_config='{}', env_dir='{}')",
                     sensor.r#ref,
                     e,
                     spawn_binary,
                     is_native,
                     runtime.r#ref,
-                    interpreter_binary
+                    interpreter_binary,
+                    env_dir.display()
                 )
             })?;
 

crates/sensor/src/sensor_worker_registration.rs

@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ use sqlx::{PgPool, Row};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use tracing::{debug, info};
 
+const ATTUNE_SENSOR_AGENT_MODE_ENV: &str = "ATTUNE_SENSOR_AGENT_MODE";
+const ATTUNE_SENSOR_AGENT_BINARY_NAME_ENV: &str = "ATTUNE_SENSOR_AGENT_BINARY_NAME";
+const ATTUNE_SENSOR_AGENT_BINARY_VERSION_ENV: &str = "ATTUNE_SENSOR_AGENT_BINARY_VERSION";
+
 /// Sensor worker registration manager
 pub struct SensorWorkerRegistration {
     pool: PgPool,
@@ -25,6 +29,33 @@ pub struct SensorWorkerRegistration {
 }
 
 impl SensorWorkerRegistration {
+    fn env_truthy(name: &str) -> bool {
+        std::env::var(name)
+            .ok()
+            .map(|value| matches!(value.trim().to_ascii_lowercase().as_str(), "1" | "true"))
+            .unwrap_or(false)
+    }
+
+    fn inject_agent_capabilities(capabilities: &mut HashMap<String, serde_json::Value>) {
+        if Self::env_truthy(ATTUNE_SENSOR_AGENT_MODE_ENV) {
+            capabilities.insert("agent_mode".to_string(), json!(true));
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(binary_name) = std::env::var(ATTUNE_SENSOR_AGENT_BINARY_NAME_ENV) {
+            let binary_name = binary_name.trim();
+            if !binary_name.is_empty() {
+                capabilities.insert("agent_binary_name".to_string(), json!(binary_name));
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(binary_version) = std::env::var(ATTUNE_SENSOR_AGENT_BINARY_VERSION_ENV) {
+            let binary_version = binary_version.trim();
+            if !binary_version.is_empty() {
+                capabilities.insert("agent_binary_version".to_string(), json!(binary_version));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Create a new sensor worker registration manager
     pub fn new(pool: PgPool, config: &Config) -> Self {
         let worker_name = config
@@ -67,6 +98,8 @@ impl SensorWorkerRegistration {
             json!(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")),
         );
 
+        Self::inject_agent_capabilities(&mut capabilities);
+
         // Placeholder for runtimes (will be detected asynchronously)
         capabilities.insert("runtimes".to_string(), json!(Vec::<String>::new()));
 
@@ -351,4 +384,28 @@ mod tests {
 
         registration.deregister().await.unwrap();
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_inject_agent_capabilities_from_env() {
+        std::env::set_var(ATTUNE_SENSOR_AGENT_MODE_ENV, "1");
+        std::env::set_var(ATTUNE_SENSOR_AGENT_BINARY_NAME_ENV, "attune-sensor-agent");
+        std::env::set_var(ATTUNE_SENSOR_AGENT_BINARY_VERSION_ENV, "1.2.3");
+
+        let mut capabilities = HashMap::new();
+        SensorWorkerRegistration::inject_agent_capabilities(&mut capabilities);
+
+        assert_eq!(capabilities.get("agent_mode"), Some(&json!(true)));
+        assert_eq!(
+            capabilities.get("agent_binary_name"),
+            Some(&json!("attune-sensor-agent"))
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            capabilities.get("agent_binary_version"),
+            Some(&json!("1.2.3"))
+        );
+
+        std::env::remove_var(ATTUNE_SENSOR_AGENT_MODE_ENV);
+        std::env::remove_var(ATTUNE_SENSOR_AGENT_BINARY_NAME_ENV);
+        std::env::remove_var(ATTUNE_SENSOR_AGENT_BINARY_VERSION_ENV);
+    }
 }

crates/sensor/src/startup.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+use crate::service::SensorService;
+use anyhow::Result;
+use attune_common::config::{Config, SensorConfig};
+use tokio::signal::unix::{signal, SignalKind};
+use tracing::{error, info};
+
+pub fn init_tracing(log_level: tracing::Level) {
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt()
+        .with_max_level(log_level)
+        .with_target(false)
+        .with_thread_ids(true)
+        .with_file(true)
+        .with_line_number(true)
+        .init();
+}
+
+pub fn set_config_path(config_path: Option<&str>) {
+    if let Some(config_path) = config_path {
+        info!("Loading configuration from: {}", config_path);
+        std::env::set_var("ATTUNE_CONFIG", config_path);
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn apply_sensor_name_override(config: &mut Config, name: String) {
+    if let Some(ref mut sensor_config) = config.sensor {
+        sensor_config.worker_name = Some(name);
+    } else {
+        config.sensor = Some(SensorConfig {
+            worker_name: Some(name),
+            host: None,
+            capabilities: None,
+            max_concurrent_sensors: None,
+            heartbeat_interval: 30,
+            poll_interval: 30,
+            sensor_timeout: 30,
+            shutdown_timeout: 30,
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn log_config_details(config: &Config) {
+    info!("Configuration loaded successfully");
+    info!("Environment: {}", config.environment);
+    info!("Database: {}", mask_connection_string(&config.database.url));
+    if let Some(ref mq_config) = config.message_queue {
+        info!("Message Queue: {}", mask_connection_string(&mq_config.url));
+    }
+}
+
+pub async fn run_sensor_service(config: Config, ready_message: &str) -> Result<()> {
+    let service = SensorService::new(config).await?;
+
+    info!("Sensor Service initialized successfully");
+    info!("Starting Sensor Service components...");
+    service.start().await?;
+    info!("{}", ready_message);
+
+    let mut sigint = signal(SignalKind::interrupt())?;
+    let mut sigterm = signal(SignalKind::terminate())?;
+
+    tokio::select! {
+        _ = sigint.recv() => {
+            info!("Received SIGINT signal");
+        }
+        _ = sigterm.recv() => {
+            info!("Received SIGTERM signal");
+        }
+    }
+
+    info!("Shutting down gracefully...");
+
+    if let Err(e) = service.stop().await {
+        error!("Error during shutdown: {}", e);
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Mask sensitive parts of connection strings for logging.
+pub fn mask_connection_string(url: &str) -> String {
+    if let Some(at_pos) = url.find('@') {
+        if let Some(proto_end) = url.find("://") {
+            let protocol = &url[..proto_end + 3];
+            let host_and_path = &url[at_pos..];
+            return format!("{}***:***{}", protocol, host_and_path);
+        }
+    }
+    "***:***@***".to_string()
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mask_connection_string() {
+        let url = "postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/attune";
+        let masked = mask_connection_string(url);
+        assert!(!masked.contains("user"));
+        assert!(!masked.contains("password"));
+        assert!(masked.contains("@localhost"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mask_connection_string_no_credentials() {
+        let url = "postgresql://localhost:5432/attune";
+        let masked = mask_connection_string(url);
+        assert_eq!(masked, "***:***@***");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mask_rabbitmq_connection() {
+        let url = "amqp://admin:secret@rabbitmq:5672/%2F";
+        let masked = mask_connection_string(url);
+        assert!(!masked.contains("admin"));
+        assert!(!masked.contains("secret"));
+        assert!(masked.contains("@rabbitmq"));
+    }
+}

crates/worker/src/agent_main.rs

@@ -28,18 +28,20 @@
 //! - `--detect-only` — Run runtime detection, print results, and exit
 
 use anyhow::Result;
+use attune_common::agent_bootstrap::{bootstrap_runtime_env, print_detect_only_report};
 use attune_common::config::Config;
 use clap::Parser;
 use tokio::signal::unix::{signal, SignalKind};
 use tracing::{info, warn};
 
 use attune_worker::dynamic_runtime::auto_register_detected_runtimes;
-use attune_worker::runtime_detect::{detect_runtimes, print_detection_report};
+use attune_worker::runtime_detect::DetectedRuntime;
 use attune_worker::service::WorkerService;
 
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
 #[command(name = "attune-agent")]
 #[command(
+    version,
     about = "Attune Universal Worker Agent - Injected into any container to auto-detect and execute actions",
     long_about = "The Attune Agent automatically discovers available runtime interpreters \
                   in the current environment and registers as a worker capable of executing \
@@ -73,119 +75,19 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let args = Args::parse();
 
     info!("Starting Attune Universal Worker Agent");
+    info!("Agent binary: attune-agent {}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
 
-    // --- Phase 1: Runtime auto-detection (synchronous, before tokio runtime) ---
+    // Safe: no async runtime or worker threads are running yet.
-    //
+    std::env::set_var("ATTUNE_AGENT_MODE", "true");
-    // All std::env::set_var calls MUST happen here, before we create the tokio
+    std::env::set_var("ATTUNE_AGENT_BINARY_NAME", "attune-agent");
-    // runtime, to avoid undefined behavior from mutating the process environment
+    std::env::set_var("ATTUNE_AGENT_BINARY_VERSION", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
-    // while other threads are running.
-    //
-    // Check if the user has explicitly set ATTUNE_WORKER_RUNTIMES. If so, skip
-    // auto-detection and respect their override. Otherwise, probe the system for
-    // available interpreters.
-    let runtimes_override = std::env::var("ATTUNE_WORKER_RUNTIMES").ok();
 
-    // Holds the detected runtimes so we can pass them to WorkerService later.
+    let bootstrap = bootstrap_runtime_env("ATTUNE_WORKER_RUNTIMES");
-    // Populated in both branches: auto-detection and override (filtered to
+    let agent_detected_runtimes = bootstrap.detected_runtimes.clone();
-    // match the override list).
-    let mut agent_detected_runtimes: Option<Vec<attune_worker::runtime_detect::DetectedRuntime>> =
-        None;
-
-    if let Some(ref override_value) = runtimes_override {
-        info!(
-            "ATTUNE_WORKER_RUNTIMES already set (override): {}",
-            override_value
-        );
-
-        // Even with an explicit override, run detection so we can register
-        // the overridden runtimes in the database and advertise accurate
-        // capability metadata (binary paths, versions). Without this, the
-        // worker would accept work for runtimes that were never registered
-        // locally — e.g. ruby/go on a fresh deployment.
-        info!("Running auto-detection for override-specified runtimes...");
-        let detected = detect_runtimes();
-
-        // Filter detected runtimes to only those matching the override list,
-        // so we don't register runtimes the user explicitly excluded.
-        let override_names: Vec<&str> = override_value.split(',').map(|s| s.trim()).collect();
-        let filtered: Vec<_> = detected
-            .into_iter()
-            .filter(|rt| {
-                let normalized = attune_common::runtime_detection::normalize_runtime_name(&rt.name);
-                override_names.iter().any(|ov| {
-                    attune_common::runtime_detection::normalize_runtime_name(ov) == normalized
-                })
-            })
-            .collect();
-
-        if filtered.is_empty() {
-            warn!(
-                "None of the override runtimes ({}) were found on this system! \
-                 The agent may not be able to execute any actions.",
-                override_value
-            );
-        } else {
-            info!(
-                "Matched {} override runtime(s) to detected interpreters:",
-                filtered.len()
-            );
-            for rt in &filtered {
-                match &rt.version {
-                    Some(ver) => info!("  ✓ {} — {} ({})", rt.name, rt.path, ver),
-                    None => info!("  ✓ {} — {}", rt.name, rt.path),
-                }
-            }
-            agent_detected_runtimes = Some(filtered);
-        }
-    } else {
-        info!("No ATTUNE_WORKER_RUNTIMES override — running auto-detection...");
-
-        let detected = detect_runtimes();
-
-        if detected.is_empty() {
-            warn!("No runtimes detected! The agent may not be able to execute any actions.");
-        } else {
-            info!("Detected {} runtime(s):", detected.len());
-            for rt in &detected {
-                match &rt.version {
-                    Some(ver) => info!("  ✓ {} — {} ({})", rt.name, rt.path, ver),
-                    None => info!("  ✓ {} — {}", rt.name, rt.path),
-                }
-            }
-
-            // Build comma-separated runtime list and set the env var so that
-            // Config::load() and WorkerService pick it up downstream.
-            let runtime_list: Vec<&str> = detected.iter().map(|r| r.name.as_str()).collect();
-            let runtime_csv = runtime_list.join(",");
-            info!("Setting ATTUNE_WORKER_RUNTIMES={}", runtime_csv);
-            // Safe: no other threads are running yet (tokio runtime not started).
-            std::env::set_var("ATTUNE_WORKER_RUNTIMES", &runtime_csv);
-
-            // Stash for Phase 2: pass to WorkerService for rich capability registration
-            agent_detected_runtimes = Some(detected);
-        }
-    }
 
     // --- Handle --detect-only (synchronous, no async runtime needed) ---
     if args.detect_only {
-        if runtimes_override.is_some() {
+        print_detect_only_report("ATTUNE_WORKER_RUNTIMES", &bootstrap);
-            // User set an override, but --detect-only should show what's actually
-            // on this system regardless, so re-run detection.
-            info!(
-                "--detect-only: re-running detection to show what is available on this system..."
-            );
-            println!("NOTE: ATTUNE_WORKER_RUNTIMES is set — auto-detection was skipped during normal startup.");
-            println!("      Showing what auto-detection would find on this system:");
-            println!();
-            let detected = detect_runtimes();
-            print_detection_report(&detected);
-        } else if let Some(ref detected) = agent_detected_runtimes {
-            print_detection_report(detected);
-        } else {
-            // No detection ran (empty results), run it fresh
-            let detected = detect_runtimes();
-            print_detection_report(&detected);
-        }
         return Ok(());
     }
 
@@ -204,7 +106,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
 /// `runtime.block_on()` after all environment variable mutations are complete.
 async fn async_main(
     args: Args,
-    agent_detected_runtimes: Option<Vec<attune_worker::runtime_detect::DetectedRuntime>>,
+    agent_detected_runtimes: Option<Vec<DetectedRuntime>>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     // --- Phase 2: Load configuration ---
     let mut config = Config::load()?;

crates/worker/src/dynamic_runtime.rs

@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
 //!
 //! For each detected runtime the agent found:
 //!
-//! 1. **Look up by name** in the database using alias-aware matching
+//! 1. **Look up by name** in the database using alias-aware matching.
-//!    (via [`normalize_runtime_name`]).
 //! 2. **If found** → already registered (either from a pack YAML or a previous
 //!    agent run). Nothing to do.
 //! 3. **If not found** → search for a runtime *template* in loaded packs whose
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ use attune_common::error::Result;
 use attune_common::models::runtime::Runtime;
 use attune_common::repositories::runtime::{CreateRuntimeInput, RuntimeRepository};
 use attune_common::repositories::{Create, FindByRef, List};
-use attune_common::runtime_detection::normalize_runtime_name;
+
 use serde_json::json;
 use sqlx::PgPool;
 use tracing::{debug, info, warn};
@@ -80,14 +79,17 @@ pub async fn auto_register_detected_runtimes(
     let mut registered_count = 0;
 
     for detected_rt in detected {
-        let canonical_name = normalize_runtime_name(&detected_rt.name);
+        let canonical_name = detected_rt.name.to_ascii_lowercase();
 
         // Check if a runtime with a matching name already exists in the DB.
-        // We normalize both sides for alias-aware comparison.
+        // Primary: check if the detected name appears in any existing runtime's aliases.
-        // normalize_runtime_name lowercases internally, so no need to pre-lowercase.
+        // Secondary: check if the ref ends with the canonical name (e.g., "core.ruby").
-        let already_exists = existing_runtimes
+        let already_exists = existing_runtimes.iter().any(|r| {
-            .iter()
+            // Primary: check if the detected name is in this runtime's aliases
-            .any(|r| normalize_runtime_name(&r.name) == canonical_name);
+            r.aliases.iter().any(|a| a == &canonical_name)
+            // Secondary: check if the ref ends with the canonical name (e.g., "core.ruby")
+            || r.r#ref.ends_with(&format!(".{}", canonical_name))
+        });
 
         if already_exists {
             debug!(
@@ -143,6 +145,7 @@ pub async fn auto_register_detected_runtimes(
                     detected_rt.name, tmpl.r#ref
                 )),
                 name: tmpl.name.clone(),
+                aliases: tmpl.aliases.clone(),
                 distributions: tmpl.distributions.clone(),
                 installation: tmpl.installation.clone(),
                 execution_config: build_execution_config_from_template(&tmpl, detected_rt),
@@ -195,6 +198,7 @@ pub async fn auto_register_detected_runtimes(
                     detected_rt.name, detected_rt.path
                 )),
                 name: capitalize_runtime_name(&canonical_name),
+                aliases: default_aliases(&canonical_name),
                 distributions: build_minimal_distributions(detected_rt),
                 installation: None,
                 execution_config,
@@ -285,7 +289,7 @@ fn build_execution_config_from_template(
 /// This provides enough information for `ProcessRuntime` to invoke the
 /// interpreter directly, without environment or dependency management.
 fn build_minimal_execution_config(detected: &DetectedRuntime) -> serde_json::Value {
-    let canonical = normalize_runtime_name(&detected.name);
+    let canonical = detected.name.to_ascii_lowercase();
     let file_ext = default_file_extension(&canonical);
 
     let mut config = json!({
@@ -319,6 +323,23 @@ fn build_minimal_distributions(detected: &DetectedRuntime) -> serde_json::Value
     })
 }
 
+/// Default aliases for auto-detected runtimes that have no template.
+/// These match what the core pack YAMLs declare but serve as fallback
+/// when the template hasn't been loaded.
+fn default_aliases(canonical_name: &str) -> Vec<String> {
+    match canonical_name {
+        "shell" => vec!["shell".into(), "bash".into(), "sh".into()],
+        "python" => vec!["python".into(), "python3".into()],
+        "node" => vec!["node".into(), "nodejs".into(), "node.js".into()],
+        "ruby" => vec!["ruby".into(), "rb".into()],
+        "go" => vec!["go".into(), "golang".into()],
+        "java" => vec!["java".into(), "jdk".into(), "openjdk".into()],
+        "perl" => vec!["perl".into(), "perl5".into()],
+        "r" => vec!["r".into(), "rscript".into()],
+        _ => vec![canonical_name.to_string()],
+    }
+}
+
 /// Capitalize a runtime name for display (e.g., "ruby" → "Ruby", "r" → "R").
 fn capitalize_runtime_name(name: &str) -> String {
     let mut chars = name.chars();
@@ -437,6 +458,7 @@ mod tests {
             pack_ref: Some("core".to_string()),
             description: Some("Ruby Runtime".to_string()),
             name: "Ruby".to_string(),
+            aliases: vec!["ruby".to_string(), "rb".to_string()],
             distributions: json!({}),
             installation: None,
             installers: json!({}),
@@ -480,6 +502,7 @@ mod tests {
             pack_ref: Some("core".to_string()),
             description: None,
             name: "Python".to_string(),
+            aliases: vec!["python".to_string(), "python3".to_string()],
             distributions: json!({}),
             installation: None,
             installers: json!({}),

crates/worker/src/env_setup.rs

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ use attune_common::repositories::pack::PackRepository;
 use attune_common::repositories::runtime::RuntimeRepository;
 use attune_common::repositories::runtime_version::RuntimeVersionRepository;
 use attune_common::repositories::{FindById, List};
-use attune_common::runtime_detection::runtime_in_filter;
+use attune_common::runtime_detection::runtime_aliases_match_filter;
 
 // Re-export the utility that the API also uses so callers can reach it from
 // either crate without adding a direct common dependency for this one function.
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ pub async fn setup_environments_for_registered_pack(
         .iter()
         .filter(|name| {
             if let Some(filter) = runtime_filter {
-                runtime_in_filter(name, filter)
+                runtime_aliases_match_filter(&[name.to_string()], filter)
             } else {
                 true
             }
@@ -463,12 +463,12 @@ async fn process_runtime_for_pack(
     runtime_envs_dir: &Path,
     pack_result: &mut PackEnvSetupResult,
 ) {
-    // Apply worker runtime filter (alias-aware matching)
+    // Apply worker runtime filter (alias-aware matching via declared aliases)
     if let Some(filter) = runtime_filter {
-        if !runtime_in_filter(rt_name, filter) {
+        if !runtime_aliases_match_filter(&rt.aliases, filter) {
             debug!(
-                "Runtime '{}' not in worker filter, skipping for pack '{}'",
+                "Runtime '{}' not in worker filter (aliases: {:?}), skipping for pack '{}'",
-                rt_name, pack_ref,
+                rt_name, rt.aliases, pack_ref,
             );
             return;
         }

crates/worker/src/registration.rs

@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ use tracing::{info, warn};
 
 use crate::runtime_detect::DetectedRuntime;
 
+const ATTUNE_AGENT_MODE_ENV: &str = "ATTUNE_AGENT_MODE";
+const ATTUNE_AGENT_BINARY_NAME_ENV: &str = "ATTUNE_AGENT_BINARY_NAME";
+const ATTUNE_AGENT_BINARY_VERSION_ENV: &str = "ATTUNE_AGENT_BINARY_VERSION";
+
 /// Worker registration manager
 pub struct WorkerRegistration {
     pool: PgPool,
@@ -29,12 +33,60 @@ pub struct WorkerRegistration {
 }
 
 impl WorkerRegistration {
+    fn env_truthy(name: &str) -> bool {
+        std::env::var(name)
+            .ok()
+            .map(|value| matches!(value.trim().to_ascii_lowercase().as_str(), "1" | "true"))
+            .unwrap_or(false)
+    }
+
+    fn inject_agent_capabilities(capabilities: &mut HashMap<String, serde_json::Value>) {
+        if Self::env_truthy(ATTUNE_AGENT_MODE_ENV) {
+            capabilities.insert("agent_mode".to_string(), json!(true));
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(binary_name) = std::env::var(ATTUNE_AGENT_BINARY_NAME_ENV) {
+            let binary_name = binary_name.trim();
+            if !binary_name.is_empty() {
+                capabilities.insert("agent_binary_name".to_string(), json!(binary_name));
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(binary_version) = std::env::var(ATTUNE_AGENT_BINARY_VERSION_ENV) {
+            let binary_version = binary_version.trim();
+            if !binary_version.is_empty() {
+                capabilities.insert("agent_binary_version".to_string(), json!(binary_version));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn legacy_worker_name() -> Option<String> {
+        std::env::var("ATTUNE_WORKER_NAME")
+            .ok()
+            .map(|value| value.trim().to_string())
+            .filter(|value| !value.is_empty())
+    }
+
+    fn legacy_worker_type() -> Option<WorkerType> {
+        let value = std::env::var("ATTUNE_WORKER_TYPE").ok()?;
+        match value.trim().to_ascii_lowercase().as_str() {
+            "local" => Some(WorkerType::Local),
+            "remote" => Some(WorkerType::Remote),
+            "container" => Some(WorkerType::Container),
+            other => {
+                warn!("Ignoring unrecognized ATTUNE_WORKER_TYPE value: {}", other);
+                None
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Create a new worker registration manager
     pub fn new(pool: PgPool, config: &Config) -> Self {
         let worker_name = config
             .worker
             .as_ref()
             .and_then(|w| w.name.clone())
+            .or_else(Self::legacy_worker_name)
             .unwrap_or_else(|| {
                 format!(
                     "worker-{}",
@@ -48,6 +100,7 @@ impl WorkerRegistration {
             .worker
             .as_ref()
             .and_then(|w| w.worker_type)
+            .or_else(Self::legacy_worker_type)
             .unwrap_or(WorkerType::Local);
 
         let worker_role = WorkerRole::Action;
@@ -86,6 +139,8 @@ impl WorkerRegistration {
             json!(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")),
         );
 
+        Self::inject_agent_capabilities(&mut capabilities);
+
         // Placeholder for runtimes (will be detected asynchronously)
         capabilities.insert("runtimes".to_string(), json!(Vec::<String>::new()));
 
@@ -461,4 +516,28 @@ mod tests {
         let value = json!(false);
         assert_eq!(value, false);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_inject_agent_capabilities_from_env() {
+        std::env::set_var(ATTUNE_AGENT_MODE_ENV, "TRUE");
+        std::env::set_var(ATTUNE_AGENT_BINARY_NAME_ENV, "attune-agent");
+        std::env::set_var(ATTUNE_AGENT_BINARY_VERSION_ENV, "1.2.3");
+
+        let mut capabilities = HashMap::new();
+        WorkerRegistration::inject_agent_capabilities(&mut capabilities);
+
+        assert_eq!(capabilities.get("agent_mode"), Some(&json!(true)));
+        assert_eq!(
+            capabilities.get("agent_binary_name"),
+            Some(&json!("attune-agent"))
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            capabilities.get("agent_binary_version"),
+            Some(&json!("1.2.3"))
+        );
+
+        std::env::remove_var(ATTUNE_AGENT_MODE_ENV);
+        std::env::remove_var(ATTUNE_AGENT_BINARY_NAME_ENV);
+        std::env::remove_var(ATTUNE_AGENT_BINARY_VERSION_ENV);
+    }
 }

crates/worker/src/runtime_detect.rs

@@ -1,544 +1,12 @@
-//! Runtime Auto-Detection Module
+//! Compatibility wrapper around the shared agent runtime detection module.
-//!
-//! Provides lightweight, database-free runtime detection for the Universal Worker Agent.
-//! Unlike [`attune_common::runtime_detection::RuntimeDetector`] which queries the database
-//! for runtime definitions and verification metadata, this module probes the local system
-//! directly by checking for well-known interpreter binaries on PATH.
-//!
-//! This is designed for the agent entrypoint (`attune-agent`) which is injected into
-//! arbitrary containers and must discover what runtimes are available without any
-//! database connectivity at detection time.
-//!
-//! # Detection Strategy
-//!
-//! For each candidate runtime, the detector:
-//! 1. Checks if a binary exists and is executable using `which`-style PATH lookup
-//! 2. Optionally runs a version command (e.g., `python3 --version`) to capture the version
-//! 3. Returns a list of [`DetectedRuntime`] structs with name, path, and version info
-//!
-//! # Supported Runtimes
-//!
-//! | Runtime  | Binaries checked (in order)   | Version command         |
-//! |----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
-//! | shell    | `bash`, `sh`                  | `bash --version`        |
-//! | python   | `python3`, `python`           | `python3 --version`     |
-//! | node     | `node`, `nodejs`              | `node --version`        |
-//! | ruby     | `ruby`                        | `ruby --version`        |
-//! | go       | `go`                          | `go version`            |
-//! | java     | `java`                        | `java -version`         |
-//! | r        | `Rscript`                     | `Rscript --version`     |
-//! | perl     | `perl`                        | `perl --version`        |
 
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+pub use attune_common::agent_runtime_detection::{
-use std::fmt;
+    detect_runtimes, format_as_env_value, DetectedRuntime,
-use std::process::Command;
+};
-use tracing::{debug, info};
 
-/// A runtime interpreter discovered on the local system.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct DetectedRuntime {
-    /// Canonical runtime name (e.g., "shell", "python", "node").
-    /// These names align with the normalized names from
-    /// [`attune_common::runtime_detection::normalize_runtime_name`].
-    pub name: String,
-
-    /// Absolute path to the interpreter binary (as resolved by `which`).
-    pub path: String,
-
-    /// Version string if a version check command succeeded (e.g., "3.12.1").
-    pub version: Option<String>,
-}
-
-impl fmt::Display for DetectedRuntime {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        match &self.version {
-            Some(v) => write!(f, "{} ({}, v{})", self.name, self.path, v),
-            None => write!(f, "{} ({})", self.name, self.path),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/// A candidate runtime to probe for during detection.
-struct RuntimeCandidate {
-    /// Canonical name for this runtime (used in ATTUNE_WORKER_RUNTIMES).
-    name: &'static str,
-
-    /// Binary names to try, in priority order. The first one found wins.
-    binaries: &'static [&'static str],
-
-    /// Arguments to pass to the binary to get a version string.
-    version_args: &'static [&'static str],
-
-    /// How to extract the version from command output.
-    version_parser: VersionParser,
-}
-
-/// Strategy for parsing version output from a command.
-enum VersionParser {
-    /// Extract a version pattern like "X.Y.Z" from the combined stdout+stderr output.
-    /// This handles the common case where the version appears somewhere in the output
-    /// (e.g., "Python 3.12.1", "node v20.11.0", "go1.22.0").
-    SemverLike,
-
-    /// Java uses `-version` which writes to stderr, and the format is
-    /// `openjdk version "21.0.1"` or `java version "1.8.0_392"`.
-    JavaStyle,
-}
-
-/// All candidate runtimes to probe, in detection order.
-fn candidates() -> Vec<RuntimeCandidate> {
-    vec![
-        RuntimeCandidate {
-            name: "shell",
-            binaries: &["bash", "sh"],
-            version_args: &["--version"],
-            version_parser: VersionParser::SemverLike,
-        },
-        RuntimeCandidate {
-            name: "python",
-            binaries: &["python3", "python"],
-            version_args: &["--version"],
-            version_parser: VersionParser::SemverLike,
-        },
-        RuntimeCandidate {
-            name: "node",
-            binaries: &["node", "nodejs"],
-            version_args: &["--version"],
-            version_parser: VersionParser::SemverLike,
-        },
-        RuntimeCandidate {
-            name: "ruby",
-            binaries: &["ruby"],
-            version_args: &["--version"],
-            version_parser: VersionParser::SemverLike,
-        },
-        RuntimeCandidate {
-            name: "go",
-            binaries: &["go"],
-            version_args: &["version"],
-            version_parser: VersionParser::SemverLike,
-        },
-        RuntimeCandidate {
-            name: "java",
-            binaries: &["java"],
-            version_args: &["-version"],
-            version_parser: VersionParser::JavaStyle,
-        },
-        RuntimeCandidate {
-            name: "r",
-            binaries: &["Rscript"],
-            version_args: &["--version"],
-            version_parser: VersionParser::SemverLike,
-        },
-        RuntimeCandidate {
-            name: "perl",
-            binaries: &["perl"],
-            version_args: &["--version"],
-            version_parser: VersionParser::SemverLike,
-        },
-    ]
-}
-
-/// Detect available runtimes by probing the local system for known interpreter binaries.
-///
-/// This function performs synchronous subprocess calls (`std::process::Command`) since
-/// it is a one-time startup operation. It checks each candidate runtime's binaries
-/// in priority order using `which`-style PATH lookup, and optionally captures the
-/// interpreter version.
-///
-/// # Returns
-///
-/// A vector of [`DetectedRuntime`] for each runtime that was found on the system.
-/// The order matches the detection order (shell first, then python, node, etc.).
-///
-/// # Example
-///
-/// ```no_run
-/// use attune_worker::runtime_detect::detect_runtimes;
-///
-/// let runtimes = detect_runtimes();
-/// for rt in &runtimes {
-///     println!("Found: {}", rt);
-/// }
-/// // Convert to ATTUNE_WORKER_RUNTIMES format
-/// let names: Vec<&str> = runtimes.iter().map(|r| r.name.as_str()).collect();
-/// println!("ATTUNE_WORKER_RUNTIMES={}", names.join(","));
-/// ```
-pub fn detect_runtimes() -> Vec<DetectedRuntime> {
-    info!("Starting runtime auto-detection...");
-
-    let mut detected = Vec::new();
-
-    for candidate in candidates() {
-        match detect_single_runtime(&candidate) {
-            Some(runtime) => {
-                info!("  ✓ Detected: {}", runtime);
-                detected.push(runtime);
-            }
-            None => {
-                debug!("  ✗ Not found: {}", candidate.name);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    info!(
-        "Runtime auto-detection complete: found {} runtime(s): [{}]",
-        detected.len(),
-        detected
-            .iter()
-            .map(|r| r.name.as_str())
-            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
-            .join(", ")
-    );
-
-    detected
-}
-
-/// Attempt to detect a single runtime by checking its candidate binaries.
-fn detect_single_runtime(candidate: &RuntimeCandidate) -> Option<DetectedRuntime> {
-    for binary in candidate.binaries {
-        if let Some(path) = which_binary(binary) {
-            debug!(
-                "Found {} at {} (for runtime '{}')",
-                binary, path, candidate.name
-            );
-
-            // Attempt to get version info (non-fatal if it fails)
-            let version = get_version(&path, candidate.version_args, &candidate.version_parser);
-
-            return Some(DetectedRuntime {
-                name: candidate.name.to_string(),
-                path,
-                version,
-            });
-        }
-    }
-
-    None
-}
-
-/// Look up a binary on PATH, similar to the `which` command.
-///
-/// Uses `which <binary>` on the system to resolve the full path.
-/// Returns `None` if the binary is not found or `which` fails.
-fn which_binary(binary: &str) -> Option<String> {
-    // First check well-known absolute paths for shell interpreters
-    // (these may not be on PATH in minimal containers)
-    if binary == "bash" || binary == "sh" {
-        let absolute_path = format!("/bin/{}", binary);
-        if std::path::Path::new(&absolute_path).exists() {
-            return Some(absolute_path);
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Fall back to PATH lookup via `which`
-    match Command::new("which").arg(binary).output() {
-        Ok(output) => {
-            if output.status.success() {
-                let path = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).trim().to_string();
-                if !path.is_empty() {
-                    Some(path)
-                } else {
-                    None
-                }
-            } else {
-                None
-            }
-        }
-        Err(e) => {
-            // `which` itself not found — try `command -v` as fallback
-            debug!("'which' command failed ({}), trying 'command -v'", e);
-            match Command::new("sh")
-                .args(["-c", &format!("command -v {}", binary)])
-                .output()
-            {
-                Ok(output) if output.status.success() => {
-                    let path = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).trim().to_string();
-                    if !path.is_empty() {
-                        Some(path)
-                    } else {
-                        None
-                    }
-                }
-                _ => None,
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/// Run a version command and parse the version string from the output.
-fn get_version(binary_path: &str, version_args: &[&str], parser: &VersionParser) -> Option<String> {
-    let output = match Command::new(binary_path).args(version_args).output() {
-        Ok(output) => output,
-        Err(e) => {
-            debug!("Failed to run version command for {}: {}", binary_path, e);
-            return None;
-        }
-    };
-
-    let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
-    let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
-    let combined = format!("{}{}", stdout, stderr);
-
-    match parser {
-        VersionParser::SemverLike => parse_semver_like(&combined),
-        VersionParser::JavaStyle => parse_java_version(&combined),
-    }
-}
-
-/// Extract a semver-like version (X.Y.Z or X.Y) from output text.
-///
-/// Handles common patterns:
-/// - "Python 3.12.1"
-/// - "node v20.11.0"
-/// - "go version go1.22.0 linux/amd64"
-/// - "GNU bash, version 5.2.15(1)-release"
-/// - "ruby 3.2.2 (2023-03-30 revision e51014f9c0)"
-/// - "perl 5, version 36, subversion 0 (v5.36.0)"
-fn parse_semver_like(output: &str) -> Option<String> {
-    // Try to find a pattern like X.Y.Z or X.Y (with optional leading 'v')
-    // Also handle go's "go1.22.0" format
-    let re = regex::Regex::new(r"(?:v|go)?(\d+\.\d+(?:\.\d+)?)").ok()?;
-
-    if let Some(captures) = re.captures(output) {
-        captures.get(1).map(|m| m.as_str().to_string())
-    } else {
-        None
-    }
-}
-
-/// Parse Java's peculiar version output format.
-///
-/// Java writes to stderr and uses formats like:
-/// - `openjdk version "21.0.1" 2023-10-17`
-/// - `java version "1.8.0_392"`
-fn parse_java_version(output: &str) -> Option<String> {
-    // Look for version inside quotes first
-    let quoted_re = regex::Regex::new(r#"version\s+"([^"]+)""#).ok()?;
-    if let Some(captures) = quoted_re.captures(output) {
-        return captures.get(1).map(|m| m.as_str().to_string());
-    }
-
-    // Fall back to semver-like parsing
-    parse_semver_like(output)
-}
-
-/// Format detected runtimes as a comma-separated string suitable for
-/// the `ATTUNE_WORKER_RUNTIMES` environment variable.
-///
-/// # Example
-///
-/// ```no_run
-/// use attune_worker::runtime_detect::{detect_runtimes, format_as_env_value};
-///
-/// let runtimes = detect_runtimes();
-/// let env_val = format_as_env_value(&runtimes);
-/// // e.g., "shell,python,node"
-/// ```
-pub fn format_as_env_value(runtimes: &[DetectedRuntime]) -> String {
-    runtimes
-        .iter()
-        .map(|r| r.name.as_str())
-        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
-        .join(",")
-}
-
-/// Print a human-readable detection report to stdout.
-///
-/// Used by the `--detect-only` flag to show detection results and exit.
 pub fn print_detection_report(runtimes: &[DetectedRuntime]) {
-    println!("=== Attune Agent Runtime Detection Report ===");
+    attune_common::agent_runtime_detection::print_detection_report_for_env(
-    println!();
+        "ATTUNE_WORKER_RUNTIMES",
-
+        runtimes,
-    if runtimes.is_empty() {
+    );
-        println!("No runtimes detected!");
-        println!();
-        println!("The agent could not find any supported interpreter binaries.");
-        println!("Ensure at least one of the following is installed and on PATH:");
-        println!("  - bash / sh       (shell scripts)");
-        println!("  - python3 / python (Python scripts)");
-        println!("  - node / nodejs    (Node.js scripts)");
-        println!("  - ruby             (Ruby scripts)");
-        println!("  - go               (Go programs)");
-        println!("  - java             (Java programs)");
-        println!("  - Rscript          (R scripts)");
-        println!("  - perl             (Perl scripts)");
-    } else {
-        println!("Detected {} runtime(s):", runtimes.len());
-        println!();
-        for rt in runtimes {
-            let version_str = rt.version.as_deref().unwrap_or("unknown version");
-            println!("  ✓ {:<10} {} ({})", rt.name, rt.path, version_str);
-        }
-    }
-
-    println!();
-    println!("ATTUNE_WORKER_RUNTIMES={}", format_as_env_value(runtimes));
-    println!();
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_parse_semver_like_python() {
-        assert_eq!(
-            parse_semver_like("Python 3.12.1"),
-            Some("3.12.1".to_string())
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_parse_semver_like_node() {
-        assert_eq!(parse_semver_like("v20.11.0"), Some("20.11.0".to_string()));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_parse_semver_like_go() {
-        assert_eq!(
-            parse_semver_like("go version go1.22.0 linux/amd64"),
-            Some("1.22.0".to_string())
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_parse_semver_like_bash() {
-        assert_eq!(
-            parse_semver_like("GNU bash, version 5.2.15(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)"),
-            Some("5.2.15".to_string())
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_parse_semver_like_ruby() {
-        assert_eq!(
-            parse_semver_like("ruby 3.2.2 (2023-03-30 revision e51014f9c0) [x86_64-linux]"),
-            Some("3.2.2".to_string())
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_parse_semver_like_two_part() {
-        assert_eq!(
-            parse_semver_like("SomeRuntime 1.5"),
-            Some("1.5".to_string())
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_parse_semver_like_no_match() {
-        assert_eq!(parse_semver_like("no version here"), None);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_parse_java_version_openjdk() {
-        assert_eq!(
-            parse_java_version(r#"openjdk version "21.0.1" 2023-10-17"#),
-            Some("21.0.1".to_string())
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_parse_java_version_legacy() {
-        assert_eq!(
-            parse_java_version(r#"java version "1.8.0_392""#),
-            Some("1.8.0_392".to_string())
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_format_as_env_value_empty() {
-        let runtimes: Vec<DetectedRuntime> = vec![];
-        assert_eq!(format_as_env_value(&runtimes), "");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_format_as_env_value_multiple() {
-        let runtimes = vec![
-            DetectedRuntime {
-                name: "shell".to_string(),
-                path: "/bin/bash".to_string(),
-                version: Some("5.2.15".to_string()),
-            },
-            DetectedRuntime {
-                name: "python".to_string(),
-                path: "/usr/bin/python3".to_string(),
-                version: Some("3.12.1".to_string()),
-            },
-            DetectedRuntime {
-                name: "node".to_string(),
-                path: "/usr/bin/node".to_string(),
-                version: None,
-            },
-        ];
-        assert_eq!(format_as_env_value(&runtimes), "shell,python,node");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_detected_runtime_display_with_version() {
-        let rt = DetectedRuntime {
-            name: "python".to_string(),
-            path: "/usr/bin/python3".to_string(),
-            version: Some("3.12.1".to_string()),
-        };
-        assert_eq!(format!("{}", rt), "python (/usr/bin/python3, v3.12.1)");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_detected_runtime_display_without_version() {
-        let rt = DetectedRuntime {
-            name: "shell".to_string(),
-            path: "/bin/bash".to_string(),
-            version: None,
-        };
-        assert_eq!(format!("{}", rt), "shell (/bin/bash)");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_detect_runtimes_runs_without_panic() {
-        // This test verifies the detection logic doesn't panic,
-        // regardless of what's actually installed on the system.
-        let runtimes = detect_runtimes();
-        // We should at least find a shell on any Unix system
-        // but we don't assert that since test environments vary.
-        let _ = runtimes;
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_which_binary_sh() {
-        // /bin/sh should exist on virtually all Unix systems
-        let result = which_binary("sh");
-        assert!(result.is_some(), "Expected to find 'sh' on this system");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_which_binary_nonexistent() {
-        let result = which_binary("definitely_not_a_real_binary_xyz123");
-        assert!(result.is_none());
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_candidates_order() {
-        let c = candidates();
-        assert_eq!(c[0].name, "shell");
-        assert_eq!(c[1].name, "python");
-        assert_eq!(c[2].name, "node");
-        assert_eq!(c[3].name, "ruby");
-        assert_eq!(c[4].name, "go");
-        assert_eq!(c[5].name, "java");
-        assert_eq!(c[6].name, "r");
-        assert_eq!(c[7].name, "perl");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_candidates_binaries_priority() {
-        let c = candidates();
-        // shell prefers bash over sh
-        assert_eq!(c[0].binaries, &["bash", "sh"]);
-        // python prefers python3 over python
-        assert_eq!(c[1].binaries, &["python3", "python"]);
-        // node prefers node over nodejs
-        assert_eq!(c[2].binaries, &["node", "nodejs"]);
-    }
 }

crates/worker/src/service.rs

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use attune_common::mq::{
     MessageEnvelope, MessageType, PackRegisteredPayload, Publisher, PublisherConfig,
 };
 use attune_common::repositories::{execution::ExecutionRepository, FindById};
-use attune_common::runtime_detection::runtime_in_filter;
+use attune_common::runtime_detection::runtime_aliases_match_filter;
 use chrono::Utc;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use sqlx::PgPool;
@@ -253,10 +253,10 @@ impl WorkerService {
                     // Uses alias-aware matching so that e.g. filter "node"
                     // matches DB runtime name "Node.js" (lowercased to "node.js").
                     if let Some(ref filter) = runtime_filter {
-                        if !runtime_in_filter(&rt_name, filter) {
+                        if !runtime_aliases_match_filter(&rt.aliases, filter) {
                             debug!(
-                                "Skipping runtime '{}' (not in ATTUNE_WORKER_RUNTIMES filter)",
+                                "Skipping runtime '{}' (aliases {:?} not in ATTUNE_WORKER_RUNTIMES filter)",
-                                rt_name
+                                rt_name, rt.aliases
                             );
                             continue;
                         }

crates/worker/src/version_verify.rs

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use tracing::{debug, info, warn};
 
 use attune_common::models::RuntimeVersion;
 use attune_common::repositories::runtime_version::RuntimeVersionRepository;
-use attune_common::runtime_detection::runtime_in_filter;
+use attune_common::runtime_detection::runtime_aliases_match_filter;
 
 /// Result of verifying all runtime versions at startup.
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ pub async fn verify_all_runtime_versions(
             .to_lowercase();
 
         if let Some(filter) = runtime_filter {
-            if !runtime_in_filter(&rt_base_name, filter) {
+            if !runtime_aliases_match_filter(&[rt_base_name.to_string()], filter) {
                 debug!(
                     "Skipping version '{}' of runtime '{}' (not in worker runtime filter)",
                     version.version, version.runtime_ref,

docker-compose.agent.yaml

@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 #
 # Prerequisites:
 #   The init-agent service (defined in docker-compose.yaml) must be present.
-#   It builds the statically-linked agent binary and populates the agent_bin volume.
+#   It builds the statically-linked worker and sensor agent binaries and populates the agent_bin volume.
 #
 # How it works:
-#   1. init-agent builds a musl-static attune-agent binary and copies it to the agent_bin volume
+#   1. init-agent builds musl-static injected agent binaries and copies them to the agent_bin volume
 #   2. Each worker service mounts agent_bin read-only and uses the agent as its entrypoint
 #   3. The agent auto-detects available runtimes in the container (python, ruby, node, etc.)
 #   4. No Dockerfile needed — just point at any container image with your desired runtime

docker-compose.yaml

@@ -126,8 +126,9 @@ services:
     restart: on-failure
     entrypoint: "" # Override Python image entrypoint
 
-  # Agent binary volume population (builds the statically-linked agent and copies it to a shared volume)
+  # Agent binary volume population (builds the statically-linked worker and sensor agents)
-  # Other containers can use the agent binary by mounting agent_bin volume and running /opt/attune/agent/attune-agent
+  # Other containers can use these binaries by mounting agent_bin and running
+  # /opt/attune/agent/attune-agent or /opt/attune/agent/attune-sensor-agent.
   init-agent:
     build:
       context: .
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ services:
       [
         "/bin/sh",
         "-c",
-        "cp /usr/local/bin/attune-agent /opt/attune/agent/attune-agent && chmod +x /opt/attune/agent/attune-agent && echo 'Agent binary copied successfully'",
+        "cp /usr/local/bin/attune-agent /opt/attune/agent/attune-agent && cp /usr/local/bin/attune-sensor-agent /opt/attune/agent/attune-sensor-agent && chmod +x /opt/attune/agent/attune-agent /opt/attune/agent/attune-sensor-agent && /usr/local/bin/attune-agent --version > /opt/attune/agent/attune-agent.version && /usr/local/bin/attune-sensor-agent --version > /opt/attune/agent/attune-sensor-agent.version && echo 'Agent binaries copied successfully'",
       ]
     restart: "no"
     networks:
@@ -223,6 +224,8 @@ services:
       - api_logs:/opt/attune/logs
       - agent_bin:/opt/attune/agent:ro
     depends_on:
+      init-agent:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
       init-packs:
         condition: service_completed_successfully
       init-user:
@@ -294,19 +297,17 @@ services:
   # ============================================================================
   # Workers
   # ============================================================================
+  # Default agent-based workers
+  # These use stock runtime images and inject the statically-linked attune-agent
+  # from the shared agent_bin volume instead of baking attune-worker into each image.
   worker-shell:
-    build:
+    image: debian:bookworm-slim
-      context: .
-      dockerfile: docker/Dockerfile.worker.optimized
-      target: worker-base
-      args:
-        BUILDKIT_INLINE_CACHE: 1
     container_name: attune-worker-shell
+    entrypoint: ["/opt/attune/agent/attune-agent"]
     stop_grace_period: 45s
     environment:
       RUST_LOG: info
       ATTUNE_CONFIG: /opt/attune/config/config.yaml
-      ATTUNE_WORKER_RUNTIMES: shell
       ATTUNE_WORKER_TYPE: container
       ATTUNE_WORKER_NAME: worker-shell-01
       ATTUNE__SECURITY__JWT_SECRET: ${JWT_SECRET:-docker-dev-secret-change-in-production}
@@ -315,6 +316,7 @@ services:
       ATTUNE__MESSAGE_QUEUE__URL: amqp://attune:attune@rabbitmq:5672
       ATTUNE_API_URL: http://attune-api:8080
     volumes:
+      - agent_bin:/opt/attune/agent:ro
       - ${ATTUNE_DOCKER_CONFIG_PATH:-./config.docker.yaml}:/opt/attune/config/config.yaml:ro
       - packs_data:/opt/attune/packs:ro
       - ./packs.dev:/opt/attune/packs.dev:rw
@@ -322,6 +324,8 @@ services:
       - artifacts_data:/opt/attune/artifacts
       - worker_shell_logs:/opt/attune/logs
     depends_on:
+      init-agent:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
       init-packs:
         condition: service_completed_successfully
       init-user:
@@ -333,7 +337,7 @@ services:
       rabbitmq:
         condition: service_healthy
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pgrep -f attune-worker || exit 1"]
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pgrep -f attune-agent || exit 1"]
       interval: 30s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 3
@@ -342,20 +346,15 @@ services:
       - attune-network
     restart: unless-stopped
 
-  # Python worker - Shell + Python runtime
+  # Python worker - official Python image with agent auto-detection
   worker-python:
-    build:
+    image: python:3.12-slim
-      context: .
-      dockerfile: docker/Dockerfile.worker.optimized
-      target: worker-python
-      args:
-        BUILDKIT_INLINE_CACHE: 1
     container_name: attune-worker-python
+    entrypoint: ["/opt/attune/agent/attune-agent"]
     stop_grace_period: 45s
     environment:
       RUST_LOG: info
       ATTUNE_CONFIG: /opt/attune/config/config.yaml
-      ATTUNE_WORKER_RUNTIMES: shell,python
       ATTUNE_WORKER_TYPE: container
       ATTUNE_WORKER_NAME: worker-python-01
       ATTUNE__SECURITY__JWT_SECRET: ${JWT_SECRET:-docker-dev-secret-change-in-production}
@@ -364,6 +363,7 @@ services:
       ATTUNE__MESSAGE_QUEUE__URL: amqp://attune:attune@rabbitmq:5672
       ATTUNE_API_URL: http://attune-api:8080
     volumes:
+      - agent_bin:/opt/attune/agent:ro
       - ${ATTUNE_DOCKER_CONFIG_PATH:-./config.docker.yaml}:/opt/attune/config/config.yaml:ro
       - packs_data:/opt/attune/packs:ro
       - ./packs.dev:/opt/attune/packs.dev:rw
@@ -371,6 +371,8 @@ services:
       - artifacts_data:/opt/attune/artifacts
       - worker_python_logs:/opt/attune/logs
     depends_on:
+      init-agent:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
       init-packs:
         condition: service_completed_successfully
       init-user:
@@ -382,7 +384,7 @@ services:
       rabbitmq:
         condition: service_healthy
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pgrep -f attune-worker || exit 1"]
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pgrep -f attune-agent || exit 1"]
       interval: 30s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 3
@@ -391,20 +393,15 @@ services:
       - attune-network
     restart: unless-stopped
 
-  # Node worker - Shell + Node.js runtime
+  # Node worker - official Node.js image with agent auto-detection
   worker-node:
-    build:
+    image: node:22-slim
-      context: .
-      dockerfile: docker/Dockerfile.worker.optimized
-      target: worker-node
-      args:
-        BUILDKIT_INLINE_CACHE: 1
     container_name: attune-worker-node
+    entrypoint: ["/opt/attune/agent/attune-agent"]
     stop_grace_period: 45s
     environment:
       RUST_LOG: info
       ATTUNE_CONFIG: /opt/attune/config/config.yaml
-      ATTUNE_WORKER_RUNTIMES: shell,node
       ATTUNE_WORKER_TYPE: container
       ATTUNE_WORKER_NAME: worker-node-01
       ATTUNE__SECURITY__JWT_SECRET: ${JWT_SECRET:-docker-dev-secret-change-in-production}
@@ -413,6 +410,7 @@ services:
       ATTUNE__MESSAGE_QUEUE__URL: amqp://attune:attune@rabbitmq:5672
       ATTUNE_API_URL: http://attune-api:8080
     volumes:
+      - agent_bin:/opt/attune/agent:ro
       - ${ATTUNE_DOCKER_CONFIG_PATH:-./config.docker.yaml}:/opt/attune/config/config.yaml:ro
       - packs_data:/opt/attune/packs:ro
       - ./packs.dev:/opt/attune/packs.dev:rw
@@ -420,6 +418,8 @@ services:
       - artifacts_data:/opt/attune/artifacts
       - worker_node_logs:/opt/attune/logs
     depends_on:
+      init-agent:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
       init-packs:
         condition: service_completed_successfully
       init-user:
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ services:
       rabbitmq:
         condition: service_healthy
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pgrep -f attune-worker || exit 1"]
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pgrep -f attune-agent || exit 1"]
       interval: 30s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 3
@@ -440,19 +440,17 @@ services:
       - attune-network
     restart: unless-stopped
 
-  # Full worker - All runtimes (shell, python, node, native)
+  # Full worker - Python + Node image with manual native capability override
   worker-full:
-    build:
+    image: nikolaik/python-nodejs:python3.12-nodejs22-slim
-      context: .
-      dockerfile: docker/Dockerfile.worker.optimized
-      target: worker-full
-      args:
-        BUILDKIT_INLINE_CACHE: 1
     container_name: attune-worker-full
+    entrypoint: ["/opt/attune/agent/attune-agent"]
     stop_grace_period: 45s
     environment:
       RUST_LOG: info
       ATTUNE_CONFIG: /opt/attune/config/config.yaml
+      # Keep native support enabled explicitly; the agent auto-detects interpreters
+      # but "native" is a capability flag rather than a discoverable interpreter.
       ATTUNE_WORKER_RUNTIMES: shell,python,node,native
       ATTUNE_WORKER_TYPE: container
       ATTUNE_WORKER_NAME: worker-full-01
@@ -462,6 +460,7 @@ services:
       ATTUNE__MESSAGE_QUEUE__URL: amqp://attune:attune@rabbitmq:5672
       ATTUNE_API_URL: http://attune-api:8080
     volumes:
+      - agent_bin:/opt/attune/agent:ro
       - ${ATTUNE_DOCKER_CONFIG_PATH:-./config.docker.yaml}:/opt/attune/config/config.yaml:ro
       - packs_data:/opt/attune/packs:ro
       - ./packs.dev:/opt/attune/packs.dev:rw
@@ -469,6 +468,8 @@ services:
       - artifacts_data:/opt/attune/artifacts
       - worker_full_logs:/opt/attune/logs
     depends_on:
+      init-agent:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
       init-packs:
         condition: service_completed_successfully
       init-user:
@@ -480,7 +481,7 @@ services:
       rabbitmq:
         condition: service_healthy
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pgrep -f attune-worker || exit 1"]
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pgrep -f attune-agent || exit 1"]
       interval: 30s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 3
@@ -489,18 +490,18 @@ services:
       - attune-network
     restart: unless-stopped
 
+  # Default sensor service now uses the injected sensor agent inside a stock runtime image.
   sensor:
-    build:
+    image: nikolaik/python-nodejs:python3.12-nodejs22-slim
-      context: .
-      dockerfile: docker/Dockerfile.sensor.optimized
-      target: sensor-full
-      args:
-        BUILDKIT_INLINE_CACHE: 1
     container_name: attune-sensor
+    entrypoint: ["/opt/attune/agent/attune-sensor-agent"]
     stop_grace_period: 45s
     environment:
       RUST_LOG: debug
       ATTUNE_CONFIG: /opt/attune/config/config.yaml
+      # Keep native support enabled explicitly; interpreter auto-detection does
+      # not infer the synthetic "native" capability.
+      ATTUNE_SENSOR_RUNTIMES: shell,python,node,native
       ATTUNE__SECURITY__JWT_SECRET: ${JWT_SECRET:-docker-dev-secret-change-in-production}
       ATTUNE__SECURITY__ENCRYPTION_KEY: ${ENCRYPTION_KEY:-docker-dev-encryption-key-please-change-in-production-32plus}
       ATTUNE__DATABASE__URL: postgresql://attune:attune@postgres:5432/attune
@@ -511,12 +512,15 @@ services:
       ATTUNE_MQ_URL: amqp://attune:attune@rabbitmq:5672
       ATTUNE_PACKS_BASE_DIR: /opt/attune/packs
     volumes:
+      - agent_bin:/opt/attune/agent:ro
       - ${ATTUNE_DOCKER_CONFIG_PATH:-./config.docker.yaml}:/opt/attune/config/config.yaml:ro
       - packs_data:/opt/attune/packs:rw
       - ./packs.dev:/opt/attune/packs.dev:rw
       - runtime_envs:/opt/attune/runtime_envs
       - sensor_logs:/opt/attune/logs
     depends_on:
+      init-agent:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
       init-packs:
         condition: service_completed_successfully
       init-user:

docker/Dockerfile.agent

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-# Multi-stage Dockerfile for the Attune universal worker agent
+# Multi-stage Dockerfile for the Attune injected agent binaries
 #
-# Builds a statically-linked attune-agent binary using musl, suitable for
+# Builds statically-linked `attune-agent` and `attune-sensor-agent` binaries
-# injection into ANY container as a sidecar or init container. The binary
+# using musl, suitable for injection into arbitrary runtime containers.
-# has zero runtime dependencies — no glibc, no libssl, no shared libraries.
 #
 # Stages:
 #   builder      - Cross-compile with musl for a fully static binary
@@ -24,8 +23,8 @@
 #   #   volumes:
 #   #     - agent_binary:/shared
 #
-# Note: The agent binary is part of the worker crate (--bin attune-agent).
+# Note: `attune-agent` lives in the worker crate and `attune-sensor-agent`
-# It connects to the Attune API and executes actions inside the target container.
+# lives in the sensor crate.
 
 ARG RUST_VERSION=1.92
 ARG DEBIAN_VERSION=bookworm
@@ -71,13 +70,14 @@ COPY crates/cli/Cargo.toml ./crates/cli/Cargo.toml
 
 # Create minimal stub sources so cargo can resolve the workspace and fetch deps.
 # These are ONLY used for `cargo fetch` — never compiled.
-# NOTE: The worker crate has TWO binary targets (attune-worker and attune-agent),
+# NOTE: The worker crate has TWO binary targets and the sensor crate now has
-# so we create stubs for both to satisfy the workspace resolver.
+# two binary targets as well, so we create stubs for all of them.
 RUN mkdir -p crates/common/src && echo "" > crates/common/src/lib.rs && \
     mkdir -p crates/api/src && echo "fn main(){}" > crates/api/src/main.rs && \
     mkdir -p crates/executor/src && echo "fn main(){}" > crates/executor/src/main.rs && \
     mkdir -p crates/executor/benches && echo "fn main(){}" > crates/executor/benches/context_clone.rs && \
     mkdir -p crates/sensor/src && echo "fn main(){}" > crates/sensor/src/main.rs && \
+    echo "fn main(){}" > crates/sensor/src/agent_main.rs && \
     mkdir -p crates/core-timer-sensor/src && echo "fn main(){}" > crates/core-timer-sensor/src/main.rs && \
     mkdir -p crates/worker/src && echo "fn main(){}" > crates/worker/src/main.rs && \
     echo "fn main(){}" > crates/worker/src/agent_main.rs && \
@@ -97,22 +97,25 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/usr/local/cargo/registry,sharing=shared \
 COPY migrations/ ./migrations/
 COPY crates/ ./crates/
 
-# Build ONLY the attune-agent binary, statically linked with musl.
+# Build the injected agent binaries, statically linked with musl.
 # Uses a dedicated cache ID (agent-target) so the musl target directory
 # doesn't collide with the glibc target cache used by other Dockerfiles.
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/usr/local/cargo/registry,sharing=shared \
     --mount=type=cache,target=/usr/local/cargo/git,sharing=shared \
     --mount=type=cache,id=agent-target,target=/build/target,sharing=locked \
-    cargo build --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-musl --bin attune-agent && \
+    cargo build --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-musl --bin attune-agent --bin attune-sensor-agent && \
-    cp /build/target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/attune-agent /build/attune-agent
+    cp /build/target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/attune-agent /build/attune-agent && \
+    cp /build/target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/attune-sensor-agent /build/attune-sensor-agent
 
-# Strip the binary to minimize size
+# Strip the binaries to minimize size
-RUN strip /build/attune-agent
+RUN strip /build/attune-agent && strip /build/attune-sensor-agent
 
-# Verify the binary is statically linked and functional
+# Verify the binaries are statically linked and functional
-RUN ls -lh /build/attune-agent && \
+RUN ls -lh /build/attune-agent /build/attune-sensor-agent && \
     file /build/attune-agent && \
-    ldd /build/attune-agent 2>&1 || true
+    file /build/attune-sensor-agent && \
+    ldd /build/attune-agent 2>&1 || true && \
+    ldd /build/attune-sensor-agent 2>&1 || true
 
 # ============================================================================
 # Stage 2: agent-binary - Minimal image with just the static binary
@@ -122,6 +125,7 @@ RUN ls -lh /build/attune-agent && \
 FROM scratch AS agent-binary
 
 COPY --from=builder /build/attune-agent /usr/local/bin/attune-agent
+COPY --from=builder /build/attune-sensor-agent /usr/local/bin/attune-sensor-agent
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/attune-agent"]
 
@@ -149,5 +153,6 @@ ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/attune-agent"]
 FROM busybox:1.36 AS agent-init
 
 COPY --from=builder /build/attune-agent /usr/local/bin/attune-agent
+COPY --from=builder /build/attune-sensor-agent /usr/local/bin/attune-sensor-agent
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/attune-agent"]

docs/plans/sensor-agent-injection.md

@@ -0,0 +1,266 @@
+# Sensor Agent Injection Plan
+
+## Overview
+
+The sensor service is positioned similarly to the worker service: it is a long-running process that dispatches sensor commands into underlying runtimes rather than containing runtime-specific logic in the service binary itself. The worker side now supports injected, statically-linked agent binaries that run inside arbitrary container images. This plan extends the same model to sensors.
+
+Goal:
+
+- Replace the pre-built `attune-sensor` container image in default deployments with an injected sensor agent binary running inside stock runtime images
+- Reuse the existing runtime auto-detection and capability reporting model
+- Preserve current sensor behavior, including runtime-based execution, registration, heartbeat, and graceful shutdown
+
+Non-goals:
+
+- Converging worker and sensor into a single binary
+- Redesigning sensor scheduling or runtime execution semantics
+- Removing existing `ATTUNE_SENSOR_RUNTIMES` overrides
+
+## Current State
+
+Relevant implementation points:
+
+- Sensor startup entrypoint: [crates/sensor/src/main.rs](/home/david/Codebase/attune/crates/sensor/src/main.rs)
+- Sensor service orchestration: [crates/sensor/src/service.rs](/home/david/Codebase/attune/crates/sensor/src/service.rs)
+- Sensor capability registration: [crates/sensor/src/sensor_worker_registration.rs](/home/david/Codebase/attune/crates/sensor/src/sensor_worker_registration.rs)
+- Shared runtime detection: [crates/common/src/runtime_detection.rs](/home/david/Codebase/attune/crates/common/src/runtime_detection.rs)
+- Current sensor container build: [docker/Dockerfile.sensor.optimized](/home/david/Codebase/attune/docker/Dockerfile.sensor.optimized)
+- Existing worker-agent design reference: [docs/plans/universal-worker-agent.md](/home/david/Codebase/attune/docs/plans/universal-worker-agent.md)
+
+Observations:
+
+- Sensors already use the same three-tier capability detection model as workers:
+  - `ATTUNE_SENSOR_RUNTIMES`
+  - config file capabilities
+  - database-driven verification
+- The main missing piece is packaging and entrypoint behavior, not capability modeling
+- The current sensor Compose service still depends on a pre-built Rust binary baked into the container image
+- The sensor manager relies on shared runtime environment assumptions such as interpreter paths and `runtime_envs` compatibility
+
+## Proposed Architecture
+
+Introduce a dedicated injected binary, `attune-sensor-agent`, analogous to the existing `attune-agent` for workers.
+
+Responsibilities of `attune-sensor-agent`:
+
+- Probe the container for available interpreters before the Tokio runtime starts
+- Respect `ATTUNE_SENSOR_RUNTIMES` as a hard override
+- Populate `ATTUNE_SENSOR_RUNTIMES` automatically when unset
+- Support `--detect-only` for diagnostics
+- Load config and start `SensorService`
+
+This should remain a separate binary from `attune-agent`.
+
+Reasoning:
+
+- `attune-agent` is worker-specific today and boots `WorkerService`
+- Sensor startup and runtime semantics are related but not identical
+- A shared bootstrap library is useful; a single polymorphic agent binary is not necessary
+
+## Implementation Phases
+
+### Phase 1: Add Sensor Agent Binary
+
+Add a new binary target under the sensor crate, likely:
+
+- `name = "attune-sensor-agent"`
+- `path = "src/agent_main.rs"`
+
+The new binary should mirror the startup shape of [crates/worker/src/agent_main.rs](/home/david/Codebase/attune/crates/worker/src/agent_main.rs), but target sensors instead of workers.
+
+Expected behavior:
+
+1. Install the crypto provider
+2. Initialize tracing
+3. Parse CLI flags:
+   - `--config`
+   - `--name`
+   - `--detect-only`
+4. Detect runtimes synchronously before Tokio starts
+5. Set `ATTUNE_SENSOR_RUNTIMES` when auto-detection is used
+6. Load config
+7. Apply sensor name override if provided
+8. Start `SensorService`
+9. Handle SIGINT/SIGTERM and call `stop()`
+
+### Phase 2: Reuse and Extract Shared Bootstrap Logic
+
+Avoid duplicating the worker-agent detection/bootstrap code blindly.
+
+Extract shared pieces into a reusable location, likely one of:
+
+- `attune-common`
+- a small shared helper module in `crates/common`
+- a narrow internal library module used by both worker and sensor crates
+
+Candidate shared logic:
+
+- pre-Tokio runtime detection flow
+- override handling
+- `--detect-only` reporting
+- environment mutation rules
+
+Keep service-specific startup separate:
+
+- worker agent starts `WorkerService`
+- sensor agent starts `SensorService`
+
+### Phase 3: Docker Build Support for Injected Sensor Agent
+
+Extend the current agent binary build pipeline so the statically-linked sensor agent can be published into the same shared volume model used for workers.
+
+Options:
+
+- Extend [docker/Dockerfile.agent](/home/david/Codebase/attune/docker/Dockerfile.agent) to build and copy both `attune-agent` and `attune-sensor-agent`
+- Or add a sibling Dockerfile if the combined build becomes unclear
+
+Preferred outcome:
+
+- `init-agent` populates `/opt/attune/agent/attune-agent`
+- `init-agent` also populates `/opt/attune/agent/attune-sensor-agent`
+
+Constraints:
+
+- Keep the binaries statically linked
+- Preserve the existing API binary-serving flow from the `agent_bin` volume
+- Do not break current worker agent consumers
+
+### Phase 4: Compose Integration for Sensor Agent Injection
+
+Replace the current `sensor` service in [docker-compose.yaml](/home/david/Codebase/attune/docker-compose.yaml) with an agent-injected service.
+
+Target shape:
+
+- stock runtime image instead of `docker/Dockerfile.sensor.optimized`
+- `entrypoint: ["/opt/attune/agent/attune-sensor-agent"]`
+- `depends_on.init-agent`
+- same config, packs, runtime env, and log/artifact mounts as required
+
+Required environment variables must be preserved, especially:
+
+- `ATTUNE_CONFIG`
+- `ATTUNE__DATABASE__URL`
+- `ATTUNE__MESSAGE_QUEUE__URL`
+- `ATTUNE_API_URL`
+- `ATTUNE_MQ_URL`
+- `ATTUNE_PACKS_BASE_DIR`
+
+Recommended default image strategy:
+
+- Use a stock image that includes the default runtimes the sensor service should expose
+- Be conservative about path compatibility with worker-created runtime environments
+
+### Phase 5: Native Capability Handling
+
+Sensors have the same edge case as workers: `native` is a capability but not a discoverable interpreter.
+
+Implication:
+
+- Pure auto-detection can discover Python, Node, Shell, Ruby, etc.
+- It cannot infer `native` safely from interpreter probing alone
+
+Plan:
+
+- Keep explicit `ATTUNE_SENSOR_RUNTIMES=...,native` for any default full-capability sensor image
+- Revisit later only if native becomes a first-class explicit capability outside interpreter discovery
+
+### Phase 6: Runtime Environment Compatibility
+
+The current sensor image documents an important invariant: sensors and workers share `runtime_envs`, so interpreter paths must remain compatible.
+
+This must remain true after the migration.
+
+Validation criteria:
+
+- Python virtual environments created by workers remain usable by sensors
+- Node runtime assumptions remain compatible across images
+- No new symlink breakage due to mismatched interpreter installation paths
+
+If necessary, prefer stock images whose paths align with the worker fleet, or explicitly document where sensor and worker images are allowed to diverge.
+
+### Phase 7: Documentation and Examples
+
+After implementation:
+
+- Update [docs/plans/universal-worker-agent.md](/home/david/Codebase/attune/docs/plans/universal-worker-agent.md) with a sensor extension or cross-reference
+- Update [docker-compose.yaml](/home/david/Codebase/attune/docker-compose.yaml)
+- Update [docker-compose.agent.yaml](/home/david/Codebase/attune/docker-compose.agent.yaml) if it should also include sensor examples
+- Add or update quick references for sensor agent injection
+
+The message should be clear:
+
+- Workers and sensors both support injected static agent binaries
+- Runtime images are now decoupled from Rust service image builds
+
+## Recommended Implementation Order
+
+1. Add `attune-sensor-agent` binary and make it boot `SensorService`
+2. Extract shared bootstrap logic from the worker-agent path
+3. Extend the agent Docker build/init path to include the sensor agent binary
+4. Replace the Compose `sensor` service with an injected sensor-agent container
+5. Validate runtime detection and one end-to-end Python, Node, and native sensor path
+6. Update docs and examples
+
+## Risks
+
+### Worker-Agent Coupling
+
+Risk:
+
+- Trying to reuse `attune-agent` directly for sensors will conflate worker and sensor startup semantics
+
+Mitigation:
+
+- Keep separate binaries with shared helper code only where it is truly generic
+
+### Native Capability Loss
+
+Risk:
+
+- Auto-detection does not capture `native`
+
+Mitigation:
+
+- Preserve explicit `ATTUNE_SENSOR_RUNTIMES` where native support is required
+
+### Runtime Path Mismatch
+
+Risk:
+
+- Switching to a stock image may reintroduce broken venv or interpreter path issues
+
+Mitigation:
+
+- Validate image interpreter paths against shared `runtime_envs`
+- Prefer images that align with worker path conventions when possible
+
+### Missing Environment Contract
+
+Risk:
+
+- The sensor manager currently depends on env vars such as `ATTUNE_API_URL`, `ATTUNE_MQ_URL`, and `ATTUNE_PACKS_BASE_DIR`
+
+Mitigation:
+
+- Preserve these in the injected sensor container definition
+- Avoid relying solely on config fields unless the code is updated accordingly
+
+## Validation Checklist
+
+- `attune-sensor-agent --detect-only` reports detected runtimes correctly
+- `ATTUNE_SENSOR_RUNTIMES` override still takes precedence
+- Sensor registration records expected runtime capabilities in the `worker` table
+- Sensor heartbeat and deregistration still work
+- Python-based sensors execute successfully
+- Node-based sensors execute successfully
+- Native sensors execute successfully when `native` is explicitly enabled
+- Shared `runtime_envs` remain usable between workers and sensors
+- `docker compose config` validates cleanly after Compose changes
+
+## Deliverables
+
+- New `attune-sensor-agent` binary target
+- Shared bootstrap/runtime-detection helpers as needed
+- Updated agent build/init pipeline producing a sensor agent binary
+- Updated Compose deployment using injected sensor agent containers
+- Documentation updates covering the sensor agent model

migrations/20250101000002_pack_system.sql

@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ CREATE TABLE runtime (
     pack_ref TEXT,
     description TEXT,
     name TEXT NOT NULL,
+    aliases TEXT[] NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}'::text[],
 
     distributions JSONB NOT NULL,
     installation JSONB,
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ CREATE INDEX idx_runtime_verification ON runtime USING GIN ((distributions->'ver
 CREATE INDEX idx_runtime_execution_config ON runtime USING GIN (execution_config);
 CREATE INDEX idx_runtime_auto_detected ON runtime(auto_detected);
 CREATE INDEX idx_runtime_detection_config ON runtime USING GIN (detection_config);
+CREATE INDEX idx_runtime_aliases ON runtime USING GIN (aliases);
 
 -- Trigger
 CREATE TRIGGER update_runtime_updated
@@ -169,6 +171,7 @@ CREATE TRIGGER update_runtime_updated
 COMMENT ON TABLE runtime IS 'Runtime environments for executing actions and sensors (unified)';
 COMMENT ON COLUMN runtime.ref IS 'Unique runtime reference (format: pack.name, e.g., core.python)';
 COMMENT ON COLUMN runtime.name IS 'Runtime name (e.g., "Python", "Node.js", "Shell")';
+COMMENT ON COLUMN runtime.aliases IS 'Lowercase alias names for this runtime (e.g., ["ruby", "rb"] for the Ruby runtime). Used for alias-aware matching during auto-detection and scheduling.';
 COMMENT ON COLUMN runtime.distributions IS 'Runtime distribution metadata including verification commands, version requirements, and capabilities';
 COMMENT ON COLUMN runtime.installation IS 'Installation requirements and instructions including package managers and setup steps';
 COMMENT ON COLUMN runtime.installers IS 'Array of installer actions to create pack-specific runtime environments. Each installer defines commands to set up isolated environments (e.g., Python venv, npm install).';

packs/core/runtimes/go.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ref: core.go
 pack_ref: core
 name: Go
+aliases: [go, golang]
 description: Go runtime for compiling and running Go scripts and programs
 
 distributions:

packs/core/runtimes/java.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ref: core.java
 pack_ref: core
 name: Java
+aliases: [java, jdk, openjdk]
 description: Java runtime for executing Java programs and scripts
 
 distributions:

packs/core/runtimes/native.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ref: core.native
 pack_ref: core
 name: Native
+aliases: [native, builtin, standalone]
 description: Native compiled runtime (Rust, Go, C, etc.) - executes binaries directly without an interpreter
 
 distributions:

packs/core/runtimes/nodejs.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ref: core.nodejs
 pack_ref: core
 name: Node.js
+aliases: [node, nodejs, "node.js"]
 description: Node.js runtime for JavaScript-based actions and sensors
 
 distributions:

packs/core/runtimes/perl.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ref: core.perl
 pack_ref: core
 name: Perl
+aliases: [perl, perl5]
 description: Perl runtime for script execution with optional CPAN dependency management
 
 distributions:

packs/core/runtimes/python.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ref: core.python
 pack_ref: core
 name: Python
+aliases: [python, python3]
 description: Python 3 runtime for actions and sensors with automatic environment management
 
 distributions:

packs/core/runtimes/r.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ref: core.r
 pack_ref: core
 name: R
+aliases: [r, rscript]
 description: R runtime for statistical computing and data analysis scripts
 
 distributions:
@@ -42,6 +43,6 @@ execution_config:
     install_command:
       - sh
       - "-c"
-      - "cd {pack_dir} && R_LIBS_USER={env_dir}/library Rscript -e \"if (file.exists('renv.lock')) renv::restore(library='{env_dir}/library', prompt=FALSE)\" 2>/dev/null || true"
+      - 'cd {pack_dir} && R_LIBS_USER={env_dir}/library Rscript -e "if (file.exists(''renv.lock'')) renv::restore(library=''{env_dir}/library'', prompt=FALSE)" 2>/dev/null || true'
   env_vars:
     R_LIBS_USER: "{env_dir}/library"

packs/core/runtimes/ruby.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ref: core.ruby
 pack_ref: core
 name: Ruby
+aliases: [ruby, rb]
 description: Ruby runtime for script execution with automatic gem environment management
 
 distributions:

packs/core/runtimes/shell.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ref: core.shell
 pack_ref: core
 name: Shell
+aliases: [shell, bash, sh]
 description: Shell (bash/sh) runtime for script execution - always available
 
 distributions:

scripts/load_core_pack.py

@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ class PackLoader:
 
             name = runtime_data.get("name", ref.split(".")[-1])
             description = runtime_data.get("description", "")
+            aliases = [alias.lower() for alias in runtime_data.get("aliases", [])]
             distributions = json.dumps(runtime_data.get("distributions", {}))
             installation = json.dumps(runtime_data.get("installation", {}))
             execution_config = json.dumps(runtime_data.get("execution_config", {}))
@@ -310,12 +311,13 @@ class PackLoader:
                 """
                 INSERT INTO runtime (
                     ref, pack, pack_ref, name, description,
-                    distributions, installation, execution_config
+                    aliases, distributions, installation, execution_config
                 )
-                VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s)
+                VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s)
                 ON CONFLICT (ref) DO UPDATE SET
                     name = EXCLUDED.name,
                     description = EXCLUDED.description,
+                    aliases = EXCLUDED.aliases,
                     distributions = EXCLUDED.distributions,
                     installation = EXCLUDED.installation,
                     execution_config = EXCLUDED.execution_config,
@@ -328,6 +330,7 @@ class PackLoader:
                     self.pack_ref,
                     name,
                     description,
+                    aliases,
                     distributions,
                     installation,
                     execution_config,
@@ -338,6 +341,8 @@ class PackLoader:
             runtime_ids[ref] = runtime_id
             # Also index by lowercase name for easy lookup by runner_type
             runtime_ids[name.lower()] = runtime_id
+            for alias in aliases:
+                runtime_ids[alias] = runtime_id
             print(f"  ✓ Runtime '{ref}' (ID: {runtime_id})")
 
         cursor.close()